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matrix, as applicable, that has not been publicly recorded after CLEC obtains
authorization for such disclosure from the third party owner(s) of the real propert"y
at issue by presenting to awest an executed version of the Consent to
Disclosure form that is included in Attachment 4 to Exhibit D of this Agreement.
I n lieu of submission of the Consent to Disclosure form, CLEC must comply with
the indemnification requirements in Section 10.8.4.
10.27.As a condition of its limited waiver of its right to confidentiality in
an agreement that provides awest access to a multiple tenant environment that
awest provides to CLEC or that CLEC obtains from the multiple tenant
environment owner or operator, awest shall redact all dollar figures from copies
of agreements that have not been publicly recorded that awest provides to CLEC
and shall require that the multiple tenant environment owner or operator make
similar redaction s prior to disclosure of the agreement.
10.27.4 In all instances , CLEC will use agreements only for the following
purposes: (a) to determine whether awest has ownership or control over duct
conduits, or rights-of-way within the property described in the agreement; (b) to
determine the ownership of wire within the property described in the agreement;
or (c) to determine the Demarcation Point between awest facilities and the
owner facilities in the property described in the agreement. CLEC further
agrees that CLEC shall not disclose the contents, terms, or conditions of any
agreement provided pursuant to Section 10.8 to any CLEC agents or employees
engaged in sales, marketing, or product management efforts on behalf of CLEC.
10.28 In cities where awest has deployed microduct technology but no
vacant microduct is available on the specified route, CLEC may request awest to place
microduct along the desired route or CLEC can choose to place microduct that must
meet awest specifications.
10.29 In cities where awest has not deployed microduct and CLEC
wishes to use this technology, CLEC must lease an innerduct. In these locations CLEC
will be required to furnish and place the microduct. At the conclusion of the lease , CLEC
and awest will make a joint decision whether or not CLEC will be required to remove
CLEC's microduct from the innerduct.
10.30 If any microduct is found occupying facilities for which no order
is in effect, awest, without prejudice to its other rights or remedies, may assess a charge
and CLEC agrees to pay the lesser of (a) the annual fee per microduct run between two
(2) manholes for the number of years since the most recent inventory, or (b) five (5)
times the annual fee per microduct run between two (2) manholes.
10.8.2.30.In addition , CLECagrees to pay (a) interest on these fees at a
rate set for the applicable time period by the Internal Revenue Service for
individual underpayments pursuant to Section 6621 of the Internal Revenue
Service Code (25 U.C 6621 , Rev. Rul. 2000-, 2000-25 IRS 1262), and (b)
the cost of any audit required to identify unauthorized CLEC occupancy.
10.30.awest shall waive half the unauthorized occupancy fee if the
following conditions are met:
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10.30.1 CLEC cures such unauthorized occupancy by removing it
or submitting a valid order for the attachment within thirty (30) days of
written notification from Qwest.
10.30.2 The unauthorized occupancy did not require Qwest to take
curative measures (e., pulling additional microduct) prior to cure by
CLEC.
10.30.3 CLEC reimburses Qwest for cost of audit , or portion
thereof, which discovered the unauthorized occupancy. Qwest shall also
waive the unauthorized occupancy fee if the unauthorized occupancy
arose due to error by Qwest rather than CLEC. CLEC is required to
submit in writing, within ten (10) business days after receipt of written
notification from Qwest of the unauthorized occupancy, a
Poles/Duct/lnnerduct/Microduct Application. If such application is not
received by Qwest within the specified time period , CLEC will be required
to remove its unauthorized facility within thirty (30) calendar Days of the
final date for submitting the required application , or Qwest may remove
CLEC's facilities without liability, and the cost of such removal shall be
borne by CLEC.
10.31 To be eligible for PDR Transfer of Responsibility of the
occupancy of space for poles or conduit, vacating CLEC must have a valid Agreement in
place for those facilities specified for transfer.
10.8.2.31.The assuming CLEC is required to have an Agreement with
Qwest that includes all elements involved in the transfer.
10.31.The Agreement referenced in the PDR Transfer of
Responsibility request will be transferred either in its entirety or portion thereof as
specified in the PDR Transfer of Responsibility Application Form and Transfer
Authorization Agreement.
10.31.The PDR Transfer of Responsibility includes changing the
following Qwest items: Customer name Access Carrier Name Abbreviation
(ACNA), Master Customer Number (MCN), customer address , telephone
number, billing and contact information, and contact telephone number. The
eight (8) character CLEC CLLlTM code will remain the same.
10.31.4 If vacating CLEC has filed for bankruptcy, assuming CLEC must
comply with 11 U.C. Section 365.61. The negotiation of the terms and
conditions between vacating CLEC and assuming CLEC is the responsibility of
those two parties. Qwest does not participate in these discussions. Qwest
manages the database and records the transfer.
10.31.
facilities.
Qwest is not responsible for the physical condition of CLEC'
10.31.Prior to submission of a PDR Transfer of Responsibility request,
all work in progress must be negotiated between vacating and assuming CLEC.
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10.31.Prior to submitting a Transfer of Responsibility request
assuming CLEC's financial obligations to Qwest must be in good standing. If
vacating CLEC is unable to meet its financial obligations, assuming CLEC will be
required to assume the financial obligations of vacating CLEC.
10.31.Vacating and assuming CLEC must provide Qwest a signed
Qwest PDR Transfer Authorization Agreement providing the following
information: All Qwest Central Office Service Areas that may apply, PDR Billing
I Authorization Numbers (BAN), requested completion date (not binding), and
state specific charge for the transfer as indicated in Exhibit A.
10.31.Once the transfer request is accepted , Qwest will submit the
signed PDR Transfer of Responsibility Request Consent Form to vacating and
assuming CLECs and the transfer will be completed.
10.3 Rate Elements
Qwest fees for attachments are in accordance with Section 224 of the Act and FCC orders
rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as well as the rates established by the
Commission including the following rates , are reflected in Exhibit A.
10.Inquiry Fee. A non-refundable pre-paid charge used to recover the costs
associated with performing an internal record review to determine if a requested route
and/or facility is available , or with respect to ROW, to determine the information
necessary to create the MTE matrix or ROW matrix , as applicable, which identifies, for
each ROW, the name of the original grantor and the nature of the ROW (i.e., publicly
recorded and non-recorded) and the MTE matrix or ROW matrix , as applicable , which
identifies each requested legal agreement between Qwest and a third party who has a
multiple tenant environment in Qwest's possession that relates to Telecommunications
Services provided to or through real property owned by the third party (MTE Agreement)
and, for each such MTE Agreement, the name of the third party. Separate Inquiry Fees
apply for ROW, poles and duct/conduit/innerduct.
10.Field Verification Fee/Access Agreement Preparation Fee. In the case of
poles and duct/innerduct, the Field Verification Fee is a non-refundable pre-paid charge
which recovers the estimated actual costs for a field survey verification required for a
route and to determine scope of any required make-ready work. Separate Field
Verification Fees apply for poles and manholes. In the case of ROW, the Access
Agreement Preparation Fee is a non-refundable, pre-paid charge which recovers the
estimated actual costs for preparation of the Access Agreement for each ROW
requested by CLEC. Field Verification and Access Agreement Preparation Fees shall be
billed in advance.
10.3 Make-Ready Fee. A pre-paid non-refundable (other than true-up) charge
which recovers the cost of necessary work required to make the requested facility/ROW
available for access. For innerduct, this could include, but is not limited to, the placing of
innerduct in conduit/duct systems or core drilling of manholes. For Pole Attachment
requests, this could include, but is not limited to, the replacement of poles to meet
required clearances over roads or land. For ROW, this make-ready could include , but is
not limited to, personnel time, including attorney time. With respect to ROW, make-
ready work refers to legal or other investigation or analysis arising out of CLEC's failure
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to comply with the process described in Exhibit D for ROW, or other circumstances
giving rise to such work beyond the simple preparation of one or more Access
Agreements. The estimated pre-paid fee shall be billed in advance.
10.3.4 Pole Attachment Fee. A pre-paid fee which is charged for the occupancy,
including during any make-ready period, of one (1) foot of pole space (except for
antenna attachment which requires two (2) feet). This fee shall be annual unless CLEC
requests that it be semi-annual.
10.Innerduct Occupancy Fee. A pre-paid fee which is charged for the
occupancy, including during any make-ready period, of an innerduct on a per foot basis.
This fee shall be annual unless CLEC requests that it be semi-annual.
10.Access Agreement Consideration. A pre-paid fee which constitutes
consideration for conveying access to the ROW to CLEC. This fee shall be a one-time
(i.e. nonrecurring) fee.
10.Microduct Occupancy Fee. A pre-paid fee which is charged for the
occupancy, including during any make-ready period, and billed annually per microduct
per foot.
10.PDR Transfer of Responsibility. Vacating CLEC will not incur charges for
a transfer of responsibility agreement. A PDR Transfer of Responsibility charge for
assuming CLEC will be nonrecurring charge associated with the transfer of the
agreement.
10.4 Ordering
There are two (2) steps required before placing an order for access to ROW, duct/innerduct and
Pole Attachment: Inquiry Review and Field Verification.
10.8.4.Inquiry Reviews. Upon receipt of an inquiry regarding ROW access, Pole
Attachment or duct/innerduct occupancy, Qwest will provide CLEC with Exhibit D. CLEC
will review the documents and provide Qwest with maps of the desired area indicating
the routes and entrance points for proposed attachment, proposed occupancy
proposed CLEC construction on Qwest owned or controlled poles, duct/innerduct and
ROW as well as the street addresses of any multiple tenant environments upon or
through which CLEC proposes construction on ROW owned or controlled by Qwest.
CLEC will include the appropriate inquiry fee with a completed Attachment 1.A from
Exhibit D.
10.8.4.Inquiry Review - Duct/Conduit/lnnerduct. Qwest will complete
the database inquiry and prepare a duct/conduit structure diagram (referred to as
a "Flatline ) which shows distances and access points (such as manholes).
Along with the Flatline will be estimated costs for field verification of available
facilities. These materials will be provided to CLEC within ten (10) calendar Days
or within the time frames of the applicable federal or state law, rule or regulation.
10.8.4.Inquiry Review Poles. Qwest will provide the name and
contact number for the appropriate local field engineer for joint validation of the
poles and route and estimated costs for field verification on Attachment 1.B of
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Exhibit D within ten (10) calendar Days of the request.
10.8.4.Inquiry Review - ROW. Qwest shall , upon request of CLEC
provide the ROW matrix, the MTE matrix and a copy of all publicly recorded
agreements listed in those matrices to CLEC within ten (10) Days of the request.
Qwest will provide to CLEC a copy of agreements listed in the matrices that have
not been publicly recorded if CLEC obtains authorization for such disclosure from
the third party owner(s) of the real property at issue by an executed version of
the Consent to Disclosure form , which is included in Exhibit D , Attachment 4.
Qwest may redact all dollar figures from copies of agreements listed in the
matrices that have not been publicly recorded that Qwest provides to CLEC. Any
dispute over whether terms have been redacted appropriately shall be resolved
pursuant to the Dispute Resolution procedures set forth in this Agreement.
Alternatively, in order to secure any agreement that has not been publicly
recorded CLEC may provide a legally binding and satisfactory agreement to
indemnify Qwest in the event of any legal action arising out of Qwest's provision
of such agreement to CLEC. In that event, CLEC shall not be required to providean executed Consent to Disclosure form. Qwest makes no warranties
concerning the accuracy of the information provided to CLEC; CLEC expressly
acknowledges that Qwest's files contain only the original ROW instruments , and
that the current owner(s) of the fee estate may not be the party identified in the
document provided by Qwest.
10.8.4.Field Verification - Poles Duct/lnnerduct and Access Agreement
Preparation ,(ROW). CLEC will review the inquiry results and determine whether to
proceed with field verification for poles/ducts or Access Agreement preparation for ROW.
If field verification or Access Agreement preparation is desired CLEC will sign and
return Attachment 1.B of Exhibit D along with a check for the relevant verification fee
(Field Verification Fee or Access Agreement Preparation Fee) plus $10.00 per Access
Agreement as consideration for the Access Agreement. Upon payment of the relevant
fee and Access Agreement consideration if applicable , Qwest will provide, as
applicable , depending on whether the request is for poles, duct/innerduct/conduit, or
ROW: (a) in the case of duct/innerduct/conduit, a field survey and site investigation of
the duct/innerduct/conduit, including the preparation of distances and drawings , to
determine availability of existing duct/innerduct/conduit; identification of make-ready
costs required to provide space; the schedule in which the make-ready work will be
completed; and , the annual recurring prices associated with the attachment of facilities;(b) in the case of ROW, the completed Access Agreement(s), executed and
acknowledged by Qwest. Upon completion of the Access Agreement(s) by CLEC, in
accordance with the instructions, terms and conditions set forth in Exhibit D , the Access
Agreement becomes effective to convey the interest identified in the Access Agreement
(if any). Any dispute regarding whether a legal agreement conveys a ROW shall be
resolved between CLEC and the relevant third party or parties , and such disputes shall
not involve Qwest; and/or ( c) in the case of poles, estimates of make-ready costs and
the annual recurring prices associated with the attachment of facilities shall be
provided in Exhibit A. The verification of (a), (b), and (c), above, shall be completed by
Qwest not later than forty-five (45) calendar Days after CLEC's submission of the inquiry
request. Make-ready time , if any, and CLEC review time is not part of the forty-five (45)
Day interval. The Attachment 2 quotation shall be valid for ninety (90) calendar Days.
10.8.4.GLEe-Performed Field Verification. At the option of CLEC, it
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may perform its own field verification (in lieu of Qwest performing same) with the
following stipulations: 1) Verifications will be conducted by a Qwest approved
contractor; 2) A Qwest contractor will monitor the activity of CLEC contractor and
a current labor rate will be charged to CLEC; 3) CLEC will provide Qwest with a
legible copy of manhole butterfly drawings that reflect necessary make-ready
effort; and 4) Qvyest will use GLEe-provided butterfly drawings and
documentation to check against existing jobs and provide a final field report of
available duct/innerduct. CLEC will be charged standard rates for tactical
planner time.
10.8.4.Order - Poles and Duct/lnnerduct. The review, signing and return of
Attachment 2 of the General Information Document along with payment of the Make-
Ready and prorated recurring access charges for the current relevant period (annual or
semi-annual) shall be accepted as an order for the attachment or occupancy. Upon
receipt of the accepted order from CLEC and applicable payment for the fees identified
Qwest will assign the requested space and commence any make-ready work which may
be required. Qwest will notify CLEC when poles/duct/innerduct are ready.
10.8.4.4 Make-Ready - Estimates of Make-Ready are used to cover actual Make-
Ready costs.
10.8.4.4.If Qwest requests , CLEC will be responsible for payment of the
actual Make-Ready costs determined if such costs exceed the estimate. Such
payment shall be made within thirty (30) Days of receipt of an invoice for the
costs that exceed the estimate.
10.8.4.4.Within fifteen (15) business days of a request, Qwest will
provide CLEC copies of records reflecting actual cost of Make-Ready work;
provided , however, that, if Qwest does not possess all such records at the time of
the request, then Qwest will provide copies of such records within fifteen (15)
business days of receipt of such records. CLEC must request such records , if at
all , within sixty (60) calendar Days after written notification of the completion of
the Make-Ready work.
10.8.4.4.If the actual Make-Ready costs are less than the estimate , an
appropriate credit for the difference will be issued upon request. Such request
must be received within sixty (60) calendar Days following CLEC's receipt of
copies of records if CLEC has requested records under this paragraph , or within
sixty (60) calendar Days after written notification of the completion of Make-
Ready work if CLEC has not requested records under this paragraph. Such
credit will issue within ten (10) business days of Qwest's receipt of either all
records related to such actual costs or CLEC's request for credit, whichever
comes last, but in no event later than ninety (90) calendar Days following the
request for credit.
10.8.4.4.4 If CLEC cancels or if, due to circumstances unforeseen during
inquiry/verification Qwest denies the request for poles , ducts or ROW upon
CLEC request, Qwest will also refund the difference between the actual Make-
Ready costs incurred and those prepaid by CLEC, if any. Such request must be
made within thirty (30) calendar Days of CLEC'receipt of written denial or
notification of cancellation. Any such refund shall be made within ten (10)
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business days of either receipt of CLEC's request or Qwest'receipt of all
records relating to the actual costs, whichever comes last, but in no event later
than ninety (90) calendar Days following the denial.
10.8.4.The PDR Transfer of Responsibility process requires the
submission of the DPR Transfer of Responsibility Application Form containing
information for both the vacating and assuming CLECs, a signed Qwest PDR Transfer
Authorization Agreement, and full payment of the quoted PDR Transfer of Responsibility
charge.
10.8.4.The PDR Transfer of Responsibility Application Form and
Transfer Authorization Agreement are on Qwest'web site at:
http://www.Qwest.com/wholesale/pcat/poleductrow. htm
10.8.4.The PDR Transfer of Responsibility Application Form and an
electronic version of the Transfer Authorization Agreement with "Agreed" entered
in the designated signature blocks (this will act as your electronic signature) must
be submitted to wsstcro.Qwestcom.
10.8.4.The printed and signed PDR Transfer Authorization Agreement
and full payment is to be mailed to: Resource Allocation 700 W. Mineral MT-
G28., Littleton CO 80120.
10.5 Billing
10.CLEC agrees to pay the following fees in advance as specified in Exhibit A:
Inquiry Fee, Field Verification Fee, Access Agreement Preparation Fee, Make-Ready Fee , Pole
Attachment Fee , Duct/lnnerduct Occupancy Fee and Access Agreement Consideration. Make-
Ready Fees will be computed in compliance with applicable local, state and federal guidelines.
Usage fees for poles/duct/innerduct (i.e., Pole Attachment Fee and Duct/lnnerduct Occupancy
Fee) will be assessed on an annual basis (unless CLEC requests a semi-annual basis). Annual
usage fees for poles/duct/innerduct will be assessed as of January 1 of each year. Semi-annual
usage fees for poles/duct/innerduct will be assessed as of January 1 and July 1 of each year.
All fees shall be paid within thirty (30) Days following receipt of invoices. All fees are not
refundable except as expressly provided herein.
10.Vacating CLEC is obligated to pay all recurring charges until Qwest completes
the PDR Transfer of Responsibility request. Once the transfer is complete, the effective date to
cease recurring billing will coincide with the same date recurring billing starts for assuming
CLEC.
10.6 Maintenance and Repair
In the event of any service outage affecting both Qwest and CLEC, repairs shall be effectuated
on a non-discriminatory basis as established by local , state or federal requirements. Where
such requirements do not exist, repairs shall be made in the following order: electrical
telephone (EAS/local), telephone (long distance), and cable television, or as mutually agreed to
by the users of the affected poles/duct/innerduct.
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Section 11.0 - NETWORK SECURITY
11.Protection of Service and Property. Each Party shall exercise the same degree
of care to prevent harm or damage to the other Party and any third parties , its employees
agents or End User Customers , or their property as it employs to protect its own personnel , End
User Customers and property, etc.
11.Each Party is responsible to provide security and privacy of communications.
This entails protecting the confidential nature of Telecommunications transmissions between
End User Customers during technician work operations and at all times. Specifically, no
employee, agent or representative shall monitor any circuits except as required to repair or
provide service of any End User Customer at any time. Nor shall an employee, agent or
representative disclose the nature of overheard conversations, or who participated in such
communications or even that such communication has taken place. Violation of such security
may entail state and federal criminal penalties , as well as civil penalties. CLEC is responsible
for covering its employees on such security requirements and penalties.
11.The Parties' Telecommunications networks are part of the national security
network, and as such , are protected by federal law. Deliberate sabotage or disablement of any
portion of the underlying equipment used to provide the network is a violation of federal statutes
with severe penalties, especially in times of national emergency or state of war. The Parties are
responsible for covering their employees on such security requirements and penalties.11.4 Qwest and CLEC share responsibility for security and network protection for
each Collocation arrangement. Each Party s employees, agents or representatives must secure
its own portable test equipment, spares , etc. and shall not use the test equipment or spares of
other parties. Use of such test equipment or spares without written permission constitutes theft
and may be prosecuted. Exceptions are the use of Qwest ladders in the Wire Center, either
rolling or track , which CLEC may use in the course of work operations. Qwest assumes no
liability to CLEC, its agents employees or representatives, if CLEC uses a Qwest ladder
available in the Wire Center.
11.Each Party is responsible for the physical security of its employees, agents or
representatives. Providing safety glasses, gloves, etc. must be done by the respective
employing Party. Hazards handling and safety procedures relative to the Telecommunications
environment is the training responsibility of the employing Party. Proper use of tools, ladders
and test gear is the training responsibility of the employing Party.
11.In the event that one Party s employees, agents or representatives inadvertently
damage or impair the equipment of the other Party, prompt notification will be given to the
damaged Party by verbal notification between the Parties' technicians at the site or by
telephone to each Party s 24 x 7 security numbers.
11.Each Party shall comply at all times with Qwest security and safety procedures
and requirements while performing work activities on Qwest's Premises.
11.Qwest will allow CLEC to inspect or observe spaces which house or contain
CLEC equipment or equipment enclosures at any time and to furnish CLEC with all keys, entry
codes, lock combinations, or other materials or information which may be needed to gain entry
. into any secured CLEC space, in a manner consistent with that used by Qwest.
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11.Qwest will limit the keys used in its keying systems for enclosed collocated
spaces which contain or house CLEC equipment or equipment enclosures to its employees and
representatives to emergency access only. CLEC shall further have the right to change locks
where deemed necessary for the protection and security of such spaces.
11.10 Keys may entail either metallic keys or combination electronic ID/key cards. It
solely the responsibility of CLEC to ensure keys are not shared with unauthorized personnel
and recover keys and electronic ID/keys promptly from discharged personnel , such that office
security is always maintained. Qwest has similar responsibility for its employees.
11.11 CLEC will train its employees , agents and vendors on Qwest security policies
and guidelines.
11.12 When working on Qwest ICDF Frames or in Qwest's common or CLEC
equipment line-ups Qwest and CLEC employees, agents and vendors agree to adhere to
Qwest quality and performance standards provided by Qwest and as specified in this
Agreement.
11.13 CLEC shall report all material losses to Qwest Security. All security incidents are
to be referred directly to local Qwest Security - 1-888-879-7328. In cases of emergency, CLEC
shall calr911 and 1-888-879-7328.
11.14 Qwest and CLEC employees agents and vendors will display the
identification/access card above the waist and visible at all times.
11.15 Qwest and CLEC shall ensure adherence by their employees , agents and
vendors to all applicable Qwest environmental health and safety regulations. This includes all
fire/life safety matters , OSHA, EPA, Federal, State and local regulations, including evacuation
plans and indoor air quality.
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and gates.
Qwest and CLEC employees , agents and vendors will secure and lock all doors
11.17 CLEC will report to Qwest all property and equipment losses immediately, any
lost cards or keys , vandalism, unsecured conditions, security violations, anyone who
unauthorized to be in the work area or is not wearing the Qwest identification/access card.
11.18 Qwest and GLEC's employees, agents and vendors shall comply with Qwest
Central Office fire and safety regulations, which include but are not limited to, wearing safety
glasses in designated areas, keeping doors and aisles free and clean of trip hazards such as
wire, checking ladders before moving, not leaving test equipment or tools on rolling ladders, not
blocking doors open, providing safety straps and cones in installation areas, using electrostatic
discharge protection , and exercising good housekeeping.
11.19 Smoking is not allowed in Qwest buildings, Wire Centers, or other Qwest
facilities. No open flames shall be permitted anywhere within the buildings, Wire Centers or
other facilities. Failure to abide by this restriction may result in denial of access for that
individual and may constitute a violation of the access rules , subjecting CLEC employee , agent
or vendor to denial of unescorted access. Qwest shall provide written notice within five (5)
calendar Days of CLEC violation of this provision to CLEC prior to denial of access and such
notice shall include: 1) identification of the violation of this provision and the personnel involved
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2) identification of the safety regulation violated , and 3) date and location of such violation.
CLEC will have five (5) calendar Days to remedy any such violation for which it has received
notice from Qwest. In the event that CLEC fails to remedy any such violation of which it has
received notice within such five (5) calendar Days following receipt of such notice, CLEC shall
be denied unescorted access to the affected Premises. In the event CLEC disputes any action
Qwest seeks to take or has taken pursuant to this provision, CLEC may pursue immediate
resolution by expedited Dispute Resolution.
11.20 No flammable or explosive fluids or materials are to be kept or used anywhere
within the Qwest buildings or on the grounds.
11.21 No weapons of any type are allowed on Qwest Premises. Vehicles on Qwest
property are subject to this restriction as well.
11.22 Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, CLEC's employees, agents or
vendors may not make any modifications , alterations, additions or repairs to any space within
the building or on the grounds, provided, however, nothing in Section 11 shall prevent CLEC, its
employees or agents from performing modifications, alterations, additions or repairs to its own
equipment or facilities.
11.23 Qwest employees may request CLEC's employees, agents or vendors to stop
any work activity that in their reasonable judgment is a jeopardy to personal safety or poses a
potential for damage to the Qwest Premises, Qwest equipment or Qwest services within the
facility until the situation is remedied. CLEC employees may report any work activity that in their
reasonable judgment is a jeopardy to personal safety or poses a potential for damage to the
building, GLEC equipment or CLEC services within the facility,. to Qwest Service Assurance
(800-713-3666) and the reported work activity will be immediately stopped until the situation is
remedied. In the event such non-compliant activity occurs in a Qwest Central Office, notification
of the non-compliant activity may be made to the Central Office supervisor, and the Central
Office supervisor shall immediately stop the reported work activity until the situation is remedied.
The compliant Party shall provide immediate notice of the non-compliant work activity to the
non-compliant Party and such notice shall include: 1) identification of the non-compliant work
activity, 2) identification of the safety regulation violated, and 3) date and location of safety
violation. If such non-compliant work activities pose an immediate threat to the safety of the
other Party s employees, interference with the performance of the other Party service
obligations , or pose an immediate threat to the physical integrity of the other Party s facilities
the compliant Party may perform such work and/or take action as is necessary to correct the
condition at the non-compliant Party s expense. In the event the non-compliant Party disputes
any action the compliant Party seeks to take or has taken pursuant to this provision, the non-
compliant Party may pursue immediate resolution by expedited Dispute Resolution. If the non-
compliant Party fails to correct any safety non-compliance within ten (10) calendar Days of
written notice of non-compliance, or if such non-compliance cannot be corrected within ten (10)
calendar Days of written notice of non-compliance , and if the non-compliant Party fails to take
all appropriate steps to correct as soon as reasonably possible, the compliant Party may pursue
immediate resolution by expedited Dispute Resolution.
11.24 Qwest is not liable for any damage , theft or personal injury resulting from CLEC'
employees , agents or vendors parking in a Qwest parking area.
11.25 CLEC's employees, agents or vendors outside the designated CLEC access
area, or without proper identification may be asked to vacate the Premises and Qwest security
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may be notified. Continued violations may result in termination of access privileges. Qwest
shall provide immediate notice of the security violation to CLEC and such notice shall include:
1) identification of the security violation , 2) identification of the security regulation violated , and
3) date and location of security violation. CLEC will have five (5) calendar Days to remedy any
such alleged security violation before any termination of access privileges for such individual. In
the event CLEC disputes any action Qwest seeks to take or has taken pursuant to this
provision , CLEC may pursue immediate resolution by expedited or other Dispute Resolution.
11.
Centers:
Building related problems may be referred to the Qwest Work Environment
800-879-3499 (CO, WY , AZ, NM)
800-201-7033 (all other Qwest states)
11.27 CLEC will submit a Qwest Collocation Access Application form for individuals
needing to access Qwest facilities. CLEC and Qwest will meet to review applications and
security requirements.
11.28 CLEC employees, agents and vendors will utilize only corridors , stairways and
elevators that provide direct access to CLEC's space or the nearest restroom facility. Such
access will be covered in orientation meetings. Access shall not be permitted to any other
portions of the building.
11.29 CLEC will collect identification/access cards for any employees, agents or
vendors no longer working on behalf of CLEC and forward them to Qwest Security. If cards or
keys cannot be collected , CLEC will immediately notify Qwest at 800-210-8169.
11.30 CLEC will assist Qwest in validation and verification of identification of its
employees , agents and vendors by providing a telephone contact available seven (7) Days a
week, twenty-four (24) hours a Day.
11.31 Qwest and CLEC employees, agents and vendors will notify Qwest Service
Assurance (800-713-3666) prior to gaining access into a Central Office after hours, for the
purpose of disabling Central Office alarms for CLEC access. Normal business hours are 7:00
m. to 5:00 p.
11.32 CLEC will notify Qwest if CLEC has information that its employee, agent or
vendor poses a safety and/or security risk. Qwest may deny access to anyone who in the
reasonable judgment of Qwest threatens the safety or security of facilities or personnel.
11.33 CLEC will supply to Qwest Security, and keep up to date, a list of its employees
agents and vendors who require access to CLEC's space. The list will include names and
social security numbers. Names of employees, agents or vendors to be added to the list will be
provided to Qwest Security, who will provide it to the appropriate Qwest personnel.
11.34 Revenue Protection. Qwest shall make available to CLEC all present and future
fraud prevention or revenue protection features. These features include, but are not limited to
screening codes, information digits '29' and '70' which indicate prison and COCOT pay phone
originating line types respectively; call blocking of domestic, international 800 888 900 NPA-
976 700 and 500 numbers. Qwest shall additionally provide partitioned access to fraud
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prevention , detection and control functionality within pertinent Operations Support Systems
which include but are not limited to LI DB Fraud monitoring systems.
11.34.Uncollectable or unbillable revenues resulting from, but not confined to
Provisioning, maintenance, or signal network routing errors shall be the responsibility of
the Party causing such error or malicious acts , if such malicious acts could have
reasonably been avoided.
11.34.Uncollectible or unbillable revenues resulting from the accidental or
malicious alteration of software underlying Network Elements or their subtending
Operational Support Systems by unauthorized third parties that could have reasonably
been avoided shall be the responsibility of the Party having administrative control of
access to said Network Element or operational support system software.
11.34.Qwest shall be responsible for any direct uncollectible or unbillable
revenues resulting from the unauthorized physical attachment to Loop facilities from the
Main Distribution Frame up to and including the Network Interface Device, including clip-
on fraud , if Qwest could have reasonably prevented such fraud.
11.34.4 To the extent that incremental costs are directly attributable to a revenue
protection capability requested by CLEC, those costs will be borne by CLEC.
11.34.To the extent that either Party is liable to any toll provider for fraud and to
the extent that either Party could have reasonably prevented such fraud, the Party who
could have reasonably prevented such fraud must indemnify the other for any fraud due
to compromise of its network (e., clip-on , missing information digits , missing toll
restriction , etc.
11.34.If Qwest becomes aware of potential fraud with respect to CLEC'
accounts, Qwest will promptly inform CLEC and , at the direction of CLEC, take
reasonable action to mitigate the fraud where such action is possible.
11.35 Law Enforcement Interface. Qwest provides emergency assistance to 911
centers and law enforcement agencies seven (7) Days a week/twenty-four (24) hours a Day.
Assistance includes, but is not limited to, release of 911 trace and subscriber information; in-
progress trace requests; establishing emergency trace equipment, release of information froman emergency trap/trace or *57 trace; requests for emergency subscriber information;
assistance to law enforcement agencies in hostage/barricade situations , kidnappings bomb
threats , extortion/scams, runaways and life threats.
11.36 Qwest provides trap/trace, pen register and Title III assistance directly to law
enforcement, if such assistance is directed by a court order. This service is provided during
normal business hours Monday through Friday. Exceptions are addressed in the above
paragraph. The charges for these services will be billed directly to the law enforcement agency,
without involvement of CLEC , for any lines served from Qwest Wire Centers or cross boxes.
11.37 In all cases involving telephone lines served from Qwest Wire Centers or cross
boxes whether the line is a resold line or Unbundled Loop element Qwest will perform
trap/trace Title III and pen register assistance directly with law enforcement. CLEC will not be
involved or notified of such actions , due to non-disclosure court order considerations, as well as
timely response duties when law enforcement agencies .are involved. Exceptions to the above
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will be those cases , as yet undetermined where CLEC must participate due to technical
reasons wherein its circuitry must be accessed or modified to comply with law enforcement, or
for legal reasons that may evolve over time. CLEC will provide Qwest with a twenty-four (24)
hours a Day, seven (7) Days a week contact for processing such requests, should they occur.
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Section 12.0 - ACCESS TO OPERATIONAL SUPPORT SYSTEMS (055)
12.Description
12.Qwest has developed and shall continue to provide Operational Support System
(OSS) interfaces using electronic gateways and manual processes. These gateways act as a
mediation or control point between CLEC's and Qwest's OSS. These gateways provide security
for the interfaces , protecting the integrity of the Qwest OSS and databases. Qwest'OSS
interfaces have been developed to support Pre-ordering, Ordering and. Provisioning;
Maintenance and Repair and Billing. This section describes the interfaces and manual
processes that Qwest has developed and shall provide to CLEC. Additional technical
information and details shall be provided by Qwest in training sessions and documentation and
support, such as the "Interconnect Mediated Access User s Guide." Qwest will continue to
make improvements to the electronic interfaces as technology evolves, Qwest's legacy systems
improve , or CLEC needs require. Qwest shall provide notification to CLEC consistent with the
provisions of the Change Management Process (CMP) set forth in Section 12.
12.Through its electronic gateways and manual processes Qwest shall provide
CLEC non-discriminatory access to Qwest's OSS for Pre-ordering, Ordering and Provisioning,
Maintenance and Repair, and Billing functions. For those functions with a retail analogue , such
as pre-ordering and ordering and Provisioning of resold services, Qwest shall provide CLEC
access to its OSS in substantially the same time and manner as it provides to itself. For those
functions with no retail analogue , such as pre-ordering and ordering and Provisioning of
Unbundled Elements, Qwest shall provide CLEC access to Qwest's OSS sufficient to allow an
efficient competitor a meaningful opportunity to compete. Qwest will comply with the standards
for access to OSS set forth in Section 20. Qwest shall deploy the necessary systems and
personnel to provide sufficient access to each of the necessary OSS functions. Qwest shall
provide assistance for CLEC to understand how to implement and use all of the available OSS
functions. Qwest shall provide CLEC sufficient electronic and manual interfaces to allow CLEC
equivalent access to all of the necessary OSS functions. Through its web site, training,
disclosure documentation and development assistance Qwest shall disclose to CLEC any
internal business rules and other formatting information l1ecessary to ensure that CLEC'
requests and orders are processed efficiently. Qwest shall provide training to enable CLEC to
devise its own course work for its own employees. Through its documentation available to
GLEC, Qwest will identify how its interface differs from national guidelines or standards. Qwest
shall provide OSS designed to accommodate both current demand and reasonably foreseeable
demand.
12.055 Support for Pre-Ordering, Ordering and Provisioning
12.Local Service Request (LSR) Ordering Process
12.Qwest shall provide electronic interface gateways for submission of
LSRs, including both an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) interface and a Graphical
User Interface (GUI).
12.The interface guidelines for EDI are based upon the Order & Billing,
Forum (OBF) Local Service Order Guidelines (LSOG), the Telecommunication Industry
Forum (TCIF) Customer Service Guidelines; and the American National Standards
Institute/Accredited Standards Committee (ANSI ASC) X12 protocols. Exceptions to the
above guidelines/standards shall be specified in the EDI disclosure documents.
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12.The GUI shall provide a single interface for Pre-Order and Order
transactions from CLEC to Qwest and is browser based. The GUI interface shall be
based on the LSOG and utilizes a WEB standard technology, Hyper Text Markup
Language (HTML), JAVA and the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
(TCP/lP) to transmit messages.
12.1.4 Functions Pre Ordering - Qwest will provide real time , electronic access
to pre-order functions to support CLEC's ordering via the electronic interfaces described
herein. Qwest will make the following real time pre-order functions available to CLEC:
12.1.4.1 Features, services and Primary Interexchange Carrier (PIC)
options for IntraLA T A toll and InterLA T A toll available at a valid service address;
12.1.4.Access to Customer Service Records (CSRs) for Qwest retail or
resale End User Customers. The information will include Billing name , service
address, Billing address , service and feature subscription, Directory Listing
information, and long distance Carrier identity;
12.1.4.Telephone number request and selection;
12.1.4.4 Reservation of appointments for service installations requiring
the dispatch of a Qwest technician on a non-discriminatory basis;
12.1.4.Information regarding whether dispatch is required for service
installation and available installation appointments;
12.1.4.Service address verification;
12.1.4.Facility availability, Loop qualification, including resale-DSL, and
Loop make-up information, including, but not limited to, Loop length, presence of
Bridged Taps , repeaters, and loading coils.
12.1.4.A list of valid available CFAs for Unbundled Loops.
12.1.4.A list of one to five (1-5) individual Meet Points or a range of
Meet Points for shared Loops;
12.1.4.10 Design Layout Record (DLR) Query which provides the layout
for the local portion of a circuit at a particular location where applicable.
12.Dial-Up Capabilities
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12.When CLEC requests from Qwest more than fifty (50) SecurlDs
for use by CLEC Customer service representatives at a single CLEC location
CLEC shall use a T1 line instead of dial-up access at that location. If CLEC is
obtaining the line from Qwest, then CLEC shall be able to use SecurlDs until
such time as Qwest provisions the T1 line and the line permits pre-order and
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order information to be exchanged between Qwest and CLEC.
12.Access Service Request (ASR) Ordering Process
12.Qwest shall provide a computer-to-computer batch file interface
for submission of ASRs based upon the OBF Access Service Order Guidelines
(ASOG). Qwest shall supply exceptions to these guidelines in writing in sufficient
time for CLEC to adjust system requirements.
12.Facility Based EDI Listing Process -- Qwest shall provide a Facility Based
EDI Listing interface to enable CLEC Listing data to be translated and passed into the
Qwest Listing database. This interface is based upon OBF LSOG and ANSI ASC X12
standards. Qwest shall supply exceptions to these guidelines/standards in writing in
sufficient time for CLEC to adjust system requirements.
12.2.Qwest will establish interface contingency plans and disaster recovery
plans for the interfaces described in this Section. Qwest will work cooperatively with
CLECs through the CMP process to consider any suggestions made by CLECs to
improve or modify such plans. CLEC specific requests for modifications to such plans
will be negotiated and mutually agreed upon between Qwest and CLEC.
12.Ordering and Provisioning - Qwest will provide access to ordering and
status functions. CLEC will populate the service request to identify what features
services , or elements it wishes Qwest to provision in accordance with Qwest's published
business rules.
12.Qwest shall provide all Provisioning services to CLEC during the
same business hours that Qwest provisions services for its End User Customers.
Qwest will provide out-of-hours Provisioning services to CLEC on a non-
discriminatory basis as it provides such Provisioning services to itself, its End
User Customers, its Affiliates or any other Party. Qwest shall disclose the
business rules regarding out-of-hours Provisioning on its wholesale web site.
12.When CLEC places an electronic order Qwest will provide
CLEC with an electronic Firm Order Confirmation. notice (FOC). The FOC will
follow industry-standard formats and contain the Qwest Due Date for order
completion. Upon completion of the order, Qwest will provide CLEC with an
electronic completion notice which follows industry-standard formats and which
states when the order was completed. Qwest supplies two (2) separate
completion notices: 1) service order completion (SOC) which notifies CLEC that
the service order record has been completed , and 2) Billing completion that
notifies CLEC that the service order has posted to the Billing system.
12.When CLEC places a manual order, Qwest will provide CLEC
with a manual Firm Order Confirmation notice. The confirmation notice will follow
industry-standard formats. Upon completion of the order, Qwest will provide
CLEC with a completion notice which follows industry-standard formats and
which states when the order was completed. Qwest supplies two (2) separate
completion notices: 1) service order completion (SOC) which notifies CLEC that
the service order record has been completed and 2) Billing completion that
notifies CLEC that the service order has posted to the Billing system.
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12.9.4 When CLEC places an electronic order Qwest shall provide
notification electronically of any instances when (1) Qwest's Committed Due
Dates are in jeopardy of not being met by Qwest on any service or (2) an order is
rejected. The standards for returning such notices are set forth in Section 20.
12.When CLEC places a manual order, Qwest shall provide
notification of any instances when (1) Qwest's Committed Due Dates are
jeopardy of not being met by Qwest on ~ny service or (2) an order is rejected.
The.standards for returning such notices are set forth in Section 20.
12.Business rules regarding rejection of LSRs or ASRs are subject
to the provisions of Section 12.
12.Where Qwest provides installation on behalf of CLEC, Qwest
shall advise the CLEC End User Customer to notify CLEC immediately if CLEC'
End User Customer requests a service change at the time of installation.
12.2 Maintenance and Repair
12.Qwest shall provide electronic interface gateways, including an Electronic
Bonding interface and a GUI interface, for reviewing an End User Customer s trouble
history at a specific location conducting testing of an End User Customer s service
where applicable, and reporting trouble to facilitate the exchange of updated information
and progress reports between Qwest and CLEC while the Trouble Report (TR) is open
and a Qwest technician is working on the resolution. CLEC may also report trouble
through manual processes. For designed services, the TR will not be closed prior to
verification by CLEC that trouble is cleared.
12.3 Interface Availability
12.Qwest shall make its OSS interfaces available to CLEC during the hours
listed in the Gateway Availability PIDs in Section 20.
12.Qwest shall notify CLEC in a timely manner regarding system downtime
through mass email distribution and pop-up windows as applicable.
12.4 Billing
12.2.4.For products billed out of the Qwest InterexchangeAccess Billing System
(lABS), Qwest will utilize the existing CABS/BOS format and technology for the
transmission of bills.
12.2.4.For products billed out of the Qwest Customer Record Information
System (CRIS), Qwest will utilize the existing EDI standard for the transmission of
monthly local Billing information. EDI is an established standard under the auspices of
the ANSI/ASC X12 Committee. A proper subset of this specification has been adopted
by the Telecommunications Industry Forum (TCIF) as the "811 Guidelines" specifically
for the purposes of Telecommunications Billing. Any deviance from these standards and
guidelines shall be documented and accessible to CLEC.
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12.5 Outputs
Output information will be provided to CLEC in the form of bills, files, and reports. Bills will
capture all regular monthly and incremental/usage charges and present them in a summarized
format. The files and reports delivered to CLEC come in the following categories:
Usage Record File Line Usage Information
Loss and Completion Order Information
Category 11 Facility Based Line Usage Information
SAG/FAM Street Address/Facility Availability Information
12.Bills
12.CRIS Summary Bill - The CRIS Summary Bill represents
monthly summary of charges for most wholesale products sold by Qwest. This
bill includes a total of all charges by entity plus a summary of current charges
and adjustments on each sub-account. Individual sub-accounts are provided as
Billing detail and contain monthly, one-time charges and incremental/call detail
information. The Summary Bill provides one bill and one payment document for
CLEC. These bills are segmented by state and bill cycle. The number of bills
received by CLEC is dictated by the product ordered and the Qwest region in
which CLEC is operating.
12.lABS Bill - The lABS Bill represents a monthly summary of
charges. This bill includes monthly and one-time charges plus a summary of any
usage charges. These bills are segmented by product, LATA, Billing account
number (BAN) and bill cycle.
12.Files and Reports
12.Daily Usage Record File provides the accumulated set of call
information for a given Day. as captured or recorded by the network Switches.
This file will be transmitted Monday through Friday, excluding Qwest holidays.
This information is a file of unrated Qwest originated usage messages and rated
CLEC originated usage messages. It is provided in A TIS standard Electronic
Message Interface (EMI) format. This EMI format is outlined in the document
SR-320; which can be obtained directly from A TIS. The Daily Usage Record File
contains multi-state data for the Data Processing Center generating this
information. Individual state identification information is contained with the
message detail. Qwest will provide this data to CLEC with the same level of
precision and accuracy it provides itself. This file will be provided for resale
products.
12.The charge for this Daily Usage Record File is contained in Exhibit
A of this Agreement.
12.Routing of in-region IntraLA T A Collect, Calling Card , and Third
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Number Billed Messages - Qwest will distribute in-region IntraLATA collect
calling card, and third number billed messages to CLEC and exchange with other
CLECs operating in region in a manner consistent with existing inter-company
processing agreements. Whenever the daily usage information is transmitted to
a Carrier, it will contain these records for these types of calls as well.
12.2.4 Loss Report provides CLEC with a daily report that contains a
list of accounts that have had lines and/or services disconnected. This may
indicate that the End User Customer has changed CLECs or removed services
from an existing account. This report also details the order number, service
name and address, and date this change was made. Individual reports will be
provided for the following list of products:
Interim Number Portability;
Resale;
Unbundled Loop;
Unbundled Line Side Switch Port; and
UNE-P for POTS.
12.Completion Report provides CLEC with a daily report. This
report is used to advise CLEC that the order(s) for the service(s) requested is
complete. It details the order number, service name and address and date this
change was completed. Individual reports will be provided for resale and
Unbundled Loop products.
12.Category 11 Records are Exchange Message Records (EMR)
which provide mechanized record formats that can be used to exchange access
usage information between Qwest and CLEC. Category 1101 series records are
used to exchange detailed access usage information.
12.Category 1150 series records are used to exchange summarized
Meet Point Billed access minutes-of-use. Qwest will make accessible to CLEC
through electronic means the transmission method/media types available for
these mechanized records.
12.SAG/FAM Files. The SAG (Street Address Guide)/FAM (Features
Availability Matrix) files contain the following information:
SAG provides Address and Serving Central Office Information.b) F AM provides USOCs and descriptions by state (POTS services
only), and USOC availability by NPA-NXX with the exception of Centrex.
InterLATNlntraLATA Carriers by NPA-NXX.
These files are made available via a download process. They can be retrieved
by FTP (File Transfer Protocol), NDM connectivity, or a Web browser.
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12.6 Change Management
Qwest agrees to maintain a change management process, known as the Change Management
. Process (CMP), that is consistent with or exceeds industry guidelines, standards and practices
to address Qwest's OSS, products and processes. The CMP shall include, but not be limited to
the following: (i) provide a forum for CLEC and Qwest to discuss CLEC and Qwest change
requests (CR), CMP notifications , systems release life cycles , and communications; (ii) provide
a forum for CLECs and Qwest to discuss and prioritize CRs, where applicable pursuant to the
CMP Document; (iii) develop a mechanism to track and monitor CRs and CMP notifications; (iv)
establish intervals where appropriate in the process; (v) processes by which CLEC impacts that
result from changes to Qwest's OSS , products or processes can be promptly and effectively
resolved; (vi) processes that are effective in maintaining the shortest timeline practicable for the
receipt, development and implementation of all CRs; (vii) sufficient dedicated Qwest processes
to address and resolve in a timely manner CRs and other issues that come before the CMP
body; (viii) processes for OSS Interface testing; (ix) information that is clearly organized and
readily accessible to CLECs , including the availability of web-based tools; (x) documentation
provided by Qwest that is effective in enabling CLECs to build an electronic gateway; and (xi) a
process for changing CMP that calls for collaboration among CLECs and Qwest and requires
agreement by the CMP participants. Pursuant to the scope and procedures set forth in . the
CMP Document, Qwest will submit to CLECs through the CMP, among other things
modifications to existing products and product and technical documentation available to CLECs
introduction of new products available to CLECs , discontinuance of products available to
CLECs, modifications to pre-ordering, ordering/Provisioning, maintenance/repair or Billing
processes, introduction of pre-ordering, ordering/Provisioning, maintenance/repair or Billing
processes , discontinuance of pre-ordering, ordering/Provisioning, maintenance/repair or Billing
processes , modifications to existing OSS interfaces , introduction of new OSS interfaces , and
retirement of existing OSS interfaces. Qwest will maintain as part of CMP an escalation
process so that CMP issues can be escalated to a Qwest representative authorized to make a
final decision and a process for the timely resolution of disputes. The governing document for
CMP known as the "Change Management Process" Document is the subject of ongoing
negotiations between Qwest and CLECs in the ongoing CMP redesign process. The CMP
Document will continue to be changed through those discussions. The CMP Document reflects
the commitments Qwest has made regarding maintaining its CMP and Qwest commits to
implement agreements made in the CMP redesign process as soon as practicable after they are
made. The CMP Document will be subject to change through the CMP process, as set forth in
the CMP Document. Qwest will maintain the most current version of the CMP Document on its
wholesale web site.
12.In the course of establishing operational ready system interfaces between
Qwest and CLEC to support local service delivery, CLEC and Qwest may need to define
and implement system interface specifications that are supplemental to existing
standards. CLEC and Qwest will submit such specifications to the appropriate
standards committee and will work towards their acceptance as standards.
12.Release updates will be implemented pursuant to the CMP.
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12.CLEC Responsibilities for Implementation of OSS Interfaces
12.. Before CLEC implementation can begin CLEC must completely and
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accurately answer the New Customer Questionnaire as required in Section 3.
12.Once Qwest receives a complete and accurate New Customer
Questionnaire, Qwest and CLEC will mutually agree upon time frames for
implementation of connectivity between CLEC and the OSS interfaces.
12.8 Qwest Responsibilities for On-going Support for OSS Interfaces
Qwest will support previous EDI releases for six (6) months after the next subsequent EDI
release has been deployed.
12.
release.
Qwest will provide written notice to CLEC of the need to migrate to a new
12.Qwest will provide an EDI Implementation Coordinator to work with CLEC
for business scenario re-certification , migration and data conversion strategy definition.
12.Re-certification is the process by which CLEC demonstrates the ability to
generate correct functional transactions for enhancements not previously certified.
Qwest will provide the suite of tests for re-certification to CLEC with the issuance of the
disclosure document.
12.8.4 Qwest shall provide training mechanisms for CLEC to pursue in educating
its internal personnel. Qwest shall provide training necessary for CLEC to use Qwest'
OSS interfaces and to understand Qwest's documentation, including Qwest's business
rules.
12.CLEC Responsibilities for On-going Support for OSS Interfaces
12.If using the GUI interface, CLEC will take reasonable efforts to train CLEC
personnel on the GUI functions that CLEC will be using.
12.An exchange protocol will be used to transport EDI formatted content.
CLEC must perform certification testing of exchange protocol prior to using the EDI
interface.
12.Qwest will provide CLEC with access to a stable testing environment that
mirrors production to certify that its OSS will be capable of interacting smoothly and
efficiently with Qwest's OSS. Qwest has established the following test processes to
assure the implementation of a solid interface between Qwest and CLEC:
12.Connectivity Testing CLEC and Qwest will conduct
connectivity testing. This test will establish the ability of the trading partners tosend and receive EDI messages effectively. This test verifies the
communications between the trading partners. Connectivity is established during
each phase of the implementation cycle. This test is also conducted prior to
controlled production and before going live in the production environment if
CLEC or Qwest has implemented environment changes when moving into
prod uction.
12.Stand-Alone Testing Environment (SATE) - Qwest'stand-
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alone testing environment will take pre-order and order requests, pass them to
the stand-alone database , and return responses to CLEC during its development
and implementation of ED!. The SATE provides CLEC the opportunity to validate
its technical development efforts built via Qwest documentation without the need
to schedule test times. This testing verifies CLEC'ability to send correctly
formatted EDI transactions through the EDI system edits successfully for both
new and existing releases. SATE uses test account data supplied by Qwest.
Qwest will make additions to the test beds and test accounts as it introduces new
OSS electronic interface capabilities , including support of new products and
services, new interface features, and functionalities. All SATE pre-order queries
and orders are subjected to the same edits as production pre-order and order
transactions. This testing phase is optional.
12.Interoperability Testing - CLEC has the option of participating
with Qwest in Interoperability testing to provide CLEC with the opportunity to
validate technical development efforts and to quantify processing results.
Interoperability testing verifies CLEC'ability to send correct EDI transactions
through the EDI system edits successfully. Interoperability testing requires the
use of valid data in Qwest production systems. All Interoperability pre-order
queries and order transactions are subjected to the same edits as production
orders. This testing phase is optional when CLEC has conducted Stand-Alone
Testing successfully. Qwest shall process pre-order transactions in Qwest'
production OSS and order transactions through the business processing layer of
the EDI interfaces.
12.3.4 Controlled Production - Qwest and CLEC will perform controlled
production. The controlled production process is designed to validate the ability
of CLEC to transmit EDI data that completely meets X12 standards definitions
and complies with all Qwest business rules. Controlled production consists of
the controlled submission of actual CLEC production requests to the Qwest
production environment. Qwest treats these pre-order queries and orders as
production pre-order and order transactions. Qwest and CLEC use controlled
production results to determine operational readiness. Controlled production
requires the use of valid account and order data. All certification orders are
considered to be live orders and will be provisioned.
12.If CLEC is using EDI , Qwest shall provide CLEC with a pre-
allotted amount of time to complete certification of its business scenarios. Qwest
will allow CLEC a reasonably sufficient amount of time during the day and a
reasonably sufficient number of days during the week to complete certification of
its business scenarios consistent with CLEC's business plan. It is the sole
responsibility of. CLEC to schedule an appointment with Qwest for certification of
its business scenarios. CLEC must make every effort to comply with the agreed
upon dates and times scheduled for the certification of its business scenarios. If
the certification of business scenarios is delayed due to CLEC, it is the sole
responsibility of CLEC to schedule new appointments for certification of its
business scenarios. Qwest will make reasonable efforts to accommodate CLEC
schedule. Conflicts in the schedule could result in certification being delayed. If
a delay is due to Qwest, Qwest will honor CLEC's schedule through the use of
alternative hours.
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12.9.4 If CLEC is using the EDI interface , CLEC must work with Qwest to certify
the business scenarios that CLEC will be using in order to ensure successful transaction
processing. Qwest and CLEC shall mutually agree to the business scenarios for which
CLEC requires certification. Certification will be granted for the specified release of the
EDI interface. If CLEC is certifying multiple products or services, CLEC has the option of
certifying those products or services serially or in parallel where Technically Feasible.
12.9.4.For a new software release or upgrade Qwest will provide
CLEC a stable testing environment that mirrors the production environment in
order for CLEC to test the new release. For software releases and upgrades
Qwest has implemented the testing processes set forth in Sections 12.
12.3 and 12.3.4.
12.New releases of the EDI interface may require re-certification of some or
all business scenarios. A determination as to the need for re-certification will be made
by the Qwest coordinator in conjunction with the release manager of each IMA EDIrelease. Notice of the need for re-certification will be provided to CLEC as the new
release is implemented. The suite of re-certification test scenarios will be provided to
CLEC with the disclosure document. If CLEC is certifying multiple products or services
CLEC has the option of certifying those products or services serially or in parallel , where
Technically Feasible.
12.CLEC will contact the Qwest EDI Implementation Coordinator to initiate
the migration process. CLEC may not need to certify to every new EDI release
however, CLEC must complete the re-certification and migration to the new EDI release
within six (6) months of the deployment of the new release. CLEC will use reasonable
efforts to provide sufficient support and personnel to ensure that issues that arise
migrating to the new release are handled in a timely manner.
12.The following rules apply to initial development and certification
of EDI interface versions and migration to subsequent EDI interface versions:
12.Stand Alone and/or Interoperability testing must
begin on the prior release before the next release is implemented.
Otherwise, CLEC will be required to move its implementation plan to the
next release.
12.New EDI users must be certified and in production
with at least one (1) product and one (1) order activity type on a prior
release two (2) months after the implementation of the next release.
Otherwise, CLEC will be required to move its implementation plan to the
next release.
12.Any EDI user that has been placed into production
on the prior release not later than two (2) months after the next release
implementation may continue certifying additional products and activities
until two (2) months prior to the retirement of the release. To be placed
into production, the products/order activities must have been tested in the
SATE or Interoperability environment before two (2) months after the
implementation of the next release.
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12.GLEC will be expected to execute the re-certification test cases in the
stand alone and/or Interoperability test environments. CLEC will provide Purchase
Order Numbers (PONs) of the successful test cases to Qwest.
12.In addition to the testing set forth in other sections of Section 12., upon
request by CLEC , Qwest shall enter into negotiations for comprehensive production test
procedures. In the event that agreement is not reached , CLEC shall be entitled to
employ, at its choice, the Dispute Resolution procedures of this Agreement or expedited
resolution through request to the state Commission to resolve any differences. In such
cases, CLEC shall be entitled to testing that is reasonably necessary to accommodate
identified business plans or operations needs, accounting for any other testing relevant
to those plans or needs. As part of the resolution of such dispute, there shall be
considered the issue of assigning responsibility for the costs of such testing. Absent a
finding that the test scope and activities address issues of common interest to the CLEC
community, the costs shall be assigned to CLEC requesting the test procedures.
12.CLEC Support
12.10.Qwest shall provide documentation and assistance for CLEC to
understand how to implement and use all of the available OSS functions. Qwest shall
provide to CLEC in writing any internal business rules and other formatting information
necessary to ensure that CLEC's requests and orders are processed efficiently. This
assistance will include, but is not limited to, contacts to the CLEC account team, training,
documentation , and CLEC Help Desk. Qwest will also supply CLEC with an escalation
level contact list in the event issues are not resolved via contacts to the CLEC account
team, training, documentation and CLEC Help Desk.
12.10.CLEC Help Desk
12.10.The CLEC Systems Help Desk will provide a single point of
entry for CLEC to gain assistance in. areas involving connectivity, system
availability, and file outputs. The CLEC Systems Help Desk areas are further
described below.
12.10.Connectivity covers trouble with CLEC's access to
the Qwest system for hardware configuration requirements with relevance
to EDI and GUI interfaces; software configuration requirements with
relevance to EDI and GUI interfaces; modem configuration requirementsT1 configuration and dial-in string requirements firewall access
configuration, SecurlD configuration Profile Setup, and password
verification.
12.10.System Availability covers system errors generated
during an attempt by CLEC to place orders or open trouble reports
through EDI and GUI interfaces. These system errors are limited to:
Resale/POTS; UNE POTS; Design Services and Repair.
12.10.File Outputs covers CLEC's output files and reports
produced from its usage and order activity. File outputs system errors are
limited to: Daily Usage File; Loss / Completion File lABS Bill CRIS
Summary Bill, Category 11 Report and SAG/FAM Reports.
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12.10.Additional assistance to CLEC is available through various public web
sites. These web sites provide electronic interface training information and user
documentation and technical specifications and are located on Qwest's wholesale website. Qwest will provide Interconnect Service Center Help Desks which will provide a
single point of contact for CLEC to gain assistance in areas involving order submission
and manual processes.
12.Com pensation/Cost Recovery
Recurring and nonrecurring OSS startup charges , as applicable , will be billed at rates set forth
in Exhibit A. Any such rates will be consistent with Existing Rules. Qwest shall not impose any
recurring or nonrecurring OSS start up charges unless and until the Commission authorizes
Qwest to impose such charges and/or approves applicable rates at the completion
appropriate cost docket proceedings.
12.Maintenance and Repair
12.1 Service Levels
12.Qwest will provide repair and maintenance for all services covered by this
Agreement in substantially the same time and manner as that which Qwest provides for
itself, its End User Customers, its Affiliates , or any other party. Qwest shall provide
CLEC repair status information in substantially the same time and manner as Qwest
provides for its retail services.
12.During the term of this Agreement, Qwest will provide necessary
maintenance business process support to allow CLEC to provide similar service quality
to that provided by Qwest to itself, its End User Customers, its Affiliates , or any other
party.
12.Qwest will perform repair service that is substantially the same
timeliness and quality to that which it provides to itself, its End User Customers, its
Affiliates, or any other party. Trouble calls from CLEC shall receive response time
priority that is substantially the same as that provided to Qwest, its End User Customers
its Affiliates, or any other party and shall be handled in a nondiscriminatory manner.
12.2 Branding
12.Qwest shall use unbranded Maintenance and Repair forms while
interfacing with CLEC End User Customers. Upon request Qwest shall use CLEC
provided and branded Maintenance and Repair forms. Qwest may not unreasonably
interfere with branding by CLEC.
12.Except as specifically permitted by CLEC, in no event shall Qwest provide
information to CLEC subscribers about CLEC or CLEC product or services.
12.This section shall confer on Qwest no rights to the service marks
trademarks and trade names owned by or used in connection with services offered by
CLEC or its Affiliates , except as expressly permitted by CLEC.
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12.3 Service Interruptions
12.The characteristics and methods of operation of any circuits, facilities or
equipment of either Party connected with the services, facilities or equipment of the
other Party pursuant to this Agreement shall not: 1) interfere with or impair service over
any facilities of the other Party, its affiliated companies, or its connecting and concurring
Carriers involved in its services; 2) cause damage to the plant of the other Party, its
affiliated companies , or its connecting concurring Carriers involved in its services; 3)
violate any Applicable Law or regulation regarding the invasion of privacy of any
communications carried over the Party s facilities; or 4) create hazards to the employees
of either Party or to the public. Each of these requirements is hereinafter referred to as
an "mpairment of Service
12.3.2 If it is confirmed that either Party is causing an Impairment of Service, as
set forth in this Section , the Party whose network or service is being impaired (the
Impaired Party ) shall promptly notify the Party causing the Impairment of Service (the
Impairing Party ) of the nature and location of the problem. The Impaired Party shall
advise the Impairing Party that, unless promptly rectified , a temporary discontinuance of
the use of any circuit, facility or equipment may be required. The Impairing Party and
the Impaired Party agree to work together to attempt to promptly resolve the Impairment
of Service. If the Impairing Party is unable to promptly remedy the Impairment of
Service , the Impaired Party may temporarily discontinue use of the affected circuit
facility or equipment.
12.To facilitate trouble reporting and to coordinate the repair of the service
provided by each Party to the other under this Agreement, each Party shall designate a
repair center for such service.
12.3.4 Each Party shall furnish a trouble reporting telephone number for the
designated repair center. This number shall give access to the location where records
are normally located and where current status reports on any trouble reports are readily
available. If necessary, alternative out-of-hours procedures shall be established to
ensure access to a location that is staffed and has the authority to initiate corrective
action.
12.Before either Party reports a trouble condition , it shall use its best efforts
to isolate the trouble to the other s facilities.
12.In cases where a trouble condition affects a significant portion of
the other s service , the Parties shall assign the same priority provided to CLEC
as itself, its End User Customers, its Affiliates , or any other party.
12.The Parties shall cooperate in isolating trouble conditions.
12.4 Trouble Isolation
12.3.4.CLEC is responsible for its own End User Customer base and will have
the responsibility for resolution of any service trouble report(s) from its End User
Customers. CLEC will perform trouble isolation on services it provides to its End User
Customers to the extent the capability to perform such trouble isolation is available to
CLEC, prior to reporting trouble to Qwest. CLEC shall have access for testing purposes
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at the Demarcation Point, NID, or Point of Interface. Qwest will work cooperatively with
CLEC to resolve trouble reports when the trouble condition has been isolated and found
to be within a portion of Qwest's network. Qwest and CLEC will report trouble isolation
test results to the other. Each Party shall be responsible for the costs of performing
trouble isolation on its facilities , subject to Sections 12.3.4.2 and 12.3.4.
12.3.4.When CLEC requests that Qwest perform trouble isolation with CLEC, a
Maintenance of Service charge will apply if the trouble is found to be on the End User
Customer s side of the Demarcation Point. If the trouble is on the End User Customer
side of the Demarcation Point, and CLEC authorizes Qwest to repair trouble on CLEC'
behalf, Qwest will charge CLEC the appropriate Additional Labor Charge set forth in
Exhibit A in addition to the Maintenance of Service charge.
12.3.4.When CLEC elects not to perform trouble isolation and Qwest performs
tests at CLEC request, a Maintenance of Service Charge shall apply if the trouble is not
in Qwest's facilities, including Qwest'facilities leased by CLEC. Maintenance of
Service charges are set forth in Exhibit A. When trouble is found on Qwest's side of the
Demarcation Point, or Point of Interface during the investigation of the initial or repeat
trouble report for the same line or circuit within thirty (30) Days, Maintenance of Service
charges shall not apply.
12.5 Inside Wire Maintenance
Except where specifically required by state or federal regulatory mandates Qwest will not
perform any maintenance of inside wire (premises wiring beyond the End User Customer
Demarcation Point) for CLEC or its End User Customers.
12.6 Testing/Test Requests/Coordinated Testing/UNEs
12.Where CLEC does not have the ability to diagnose and isolate trouble on
a Qwest line, circuit, or service provided in this Agreement that CLEC is utilizing to serve
an End User Customer, Qwest will conduct testing, to the extent testing capabilities are
available to Qwest, to diagnose and isolate a trouble in substantially the same time and
manner that Qwest provides for itself, its End User Customers , its Affiliates , or any otherparty.
12.Prior to Qwest conducting a test on a line, circuit, or service provided in
this Agreement that CLEC is utilizing to serve an End User Customer, Qwest must
receive a trouble report from CLEC.
12.. On manually reported trouble for non-designed services Qwest will
provide readily available test results to CLEC or test results to CLEC in accordance with
any applicable Commission rule for providing test results to End User Customers or
CLECs. On manually reported trouble for designed services provided in this Agreement
Qwest will provide CLEC test results upon request. For electronically reported trouble
Qwest will provide CLEC with the ability to obtain basic test results in substantially the
same time and manner that Qwest provides for itself, its End User Customers, its
Affiliates, or any other party.
12.6.4 CLEC shall isolate the trouble condition to Qwest's portion of the line
circuit, or service provided in this Agreement before Qwest accepts a trouble report for
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that line, circuit or service. Once Qwest accepts the trouble report from CLEC, Qwest
shall process the trouble report in substantially the same time and manner as Qwest
does for itself, its End User Customers, its Affiliates , or any other party.
12.Qwest shall test to ensure electrical continuity of all UNEs, including
Central Office Demarcation Point, and services it provides to CLEC prior to closing a
trouble report.
12.7 Work Center Interfaces
12.Qwest and CLEC shall work cooperatively to develop positive, close
working relationships among corresponding work centers involved in the trouble
resolution processes.
12.8 Misdirected Repair Calls
12.CLEC and Qwest will employ the following procedures for handling
misdirected repair calls:
12.CLEC and Qwest will provide their respective End User
Customers with the correct telephone numbers to call for access to their
respective repair bureaus.
12.End User Customers of CLEC shall be instructed to report all
cases of trouble to CLEC. End User Customers of Qwest shall be instructed to
report all cases of trouble to Qwest.
12.To the extent the correct provider can be determined
misdirected repair calls will be referred to the proper provider of Basic Exchange
Telecommunications Service; however, nothing in this Agreement shall be
deemed to prohibit Qwest or CLEC from discussing its products and services
with CLEC's or Qwest's End User Customers who call the other Party seeking
such information.
12.1.4 CLEC and Qwest will provide their respective repair contact
numbers to one another on a reciprocal basis.
12.In responding to repair calls, CLEC's End User Customers
contacting Qwest in error will be instructed to contact GLEC; and Qwest's End
User Customers contacting CLEC in error will be instructed to contact Qwest.
responding to calls , neither Party shall make disparaging remarks about each
other. To the extent the correct provider can be determined, misdirected calls
received by either Party will be referred to the proper provider of local Exchange
Service; however, nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to prohibit Qwest
or CLEC from discussing its products and services with CLEC's or Qwest's End
User Customers who call the other Party seeking such information.
12.9 Major Outages/Restoral/Notification
12.Qwest will notify CLEC of major network outages in substantially the
same time and manner as it provides itself, its End User Customers, its Affiliates, or any
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other party. This notification will be via e-mail to CLEC's identified contact. With the
minor exception of certain Proprietary Information such as Customer information, Qwest
will utilize the same thresholds and processes for external notification as it does for
internal purposes. This major outage information will be sent via e-mail on the same
schedule as is provided internally within Qwest. The email notification schedule shall
consist of initial report of abnormal condition and estimated restoration time/date
abnormal condition updates, and final disposition. Service restoration will be non-
discriminatory, and will be accomplished as quickly as possible according to Qwest
and/or industry standards.
12.Qwest will meet with associated personnel from CLEC to share contact
information and review Qwest's outage restoral processes and notification processes.
12.Qwest's emergency restoration process operates on a 7X24 basis.
12.Protective Maintenance
12.10.Qwest will perform scheduled maintenance of substantially the same type
and quality to that which it provides to itself, its End User Customers, its Affiliates , or any
other party.
12.10.Qwest will work cooperatively with CLEC to develop industry-wide
processes to provide as much notice as possible to CLEC of pending maintenance
activity. Qwest shall provide notice of potentially CLEC Customer impacting
maintenance activity, to the extent Qwest can determine such impact, and negotiate
mutually agreeable dates with CLEC in substantially the same time and manner as it
does for itself, its End User Customers , its Affiliates, or any other party.
12.10.Qwest shall advise CLEC of non-scheduled maintenance testing,
monitoring, and surveillance activity to be performed by Qwest on any services
including, to the extent Qwest can determine , any hardware, equipment, software, or
system providing service functionality which may potentially impact CLECand/or CLEC
End User Customers. Qwest shall provide the maximum advance notice of such non-
scheduled maintenance and testing activity possible, under the circumstances; provided
however, that Qwest shall provide emergency maintenance as promptly as possible to
maintain or restore service and shall advise CLEC promptly of any such actions it takes.
12.Hours of Coverage
12.11.1 Qwest's repair operation is seven (7) Days a week, twenty-four (24) hours
a day. Not all functions of locations are covered with scheduled employees on a 7X24
basis. Where such 7X24 coverage is not available , Qwest's repair operations center
(always available 7X24) can call-out technicians or other personnel required for the
identified situation.
12.Escalations
12.12.Qwest will provide trouble escalation procedures to CLEC. Such
procedures will be substantially the same type and quality as Qwest employs for itself
its End User Customers, its Affiliates, or any other party. Qwest escalations are manual
processes.
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12.12.Qwest repair escalations may be initiated by either calling the trouble
reporting center or through the electronic interfaces. Escalations sequence through five
tiers: tester, duty supervisor, manager, director, vice president. The first escalation point
is the tester. CLEC may request escalation to higher tiers in its sole discretion.
Escalations status is available through telephone and the electronic interfaces.
12.12.Qwest shall handle chronic troubles on non-designed services, which are
those greater than three (3) troubles in a rolling thirty (30) Day period, pursuant to
Section 12.
12.Dispatch
12.13.Qwest will provide maintenance dispatch personnel in substantially the
same time and manner as it provides for itself, its End User Customers , its Affiliates , or
any other party.
12.13.Upon the receipt of a trouble report from CLEC, Qwest will follow internal
processes and industry standards, to resolve the repair condition. Qwest will dispatch
repair personnel on occasion to repair the condition. It will be Qwest's decision whether
or not to send a technician out on a dispatch. Qwest reserves the right to make this
dispatch decision based on the best information available to it in the trouble resolution
process. It is not always necessary to dispatch to resolve trouble; should CLEC require
a dispatch when Qwest believes the dispatch is not necessary, appropriate charges will
be billed by Qwest to CLEC for those dispatch-related costs in accordance with Exhibit A
if Qwest can demonstrate that the dispatch was in fact unnecessary to the clearance of
trouble or the trouble is identified to be caused by CLEC facilities or equipment.
12.13.For POTS lines and designed service circuits, Qwest is responsible for all
Maintenance and Repair of the line or circuit and will make the determination to dispatch
to locations other than the CLEC Customer premises without prior CLEC authorization.
For dispatch to the CLEC Customer premises Qwest shall obtain prior CLEC
authorization with the exception of major outage restoration, cable rearrangements, and
MTE terminal maintenance/replacement.
12.Electronic Reporting
12.14.CLEC may submit Trouble Reports through the Electronic Bonding or GUI
interfaces provided by Qwest.
12.14.The status of manually reported trouble may be accessed by CLEC
through electronic interfaces.
12.Intervals/Parity
12.15.Similar trouble conditions, whether reported on behalf of Qwest End User
Customers or on behalf of CLEC End User Customers, will receive commitment intervals
in substantially the same time and manner as Qwest provides for itself, its End User
Customers, its Affiliates, or any other party.
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12.Jeopardy Management
12.16.Qwest will notify CLEC, in substantially the same time and manner as
Qwest provides this information to itself, its End User Customers , its Affiliates, or any
other party, that a trouble report commitment (appointment or interval) has been or is
likely to be missed. At CLEC option , notification may be sent by email or fax through the
electronic interface. CLEC may telephone Qwest repair center or use the electronic
interfaces to obtain jeopardy .status.
12.Trouble Screening
12.17.CLEC shall screen and test its End User Customer trouble reports
completely enough to insure, to the extent possible, that it sends to Qwest only trouble
reports that involve Qwest facilities. For services and facilities where the capability to
test all or portions of the Qwest network service or facility rest with Qwest, Qwest will
make such capability available to CLEC to perform appropriate trouble isolation and
screening.
12.17.Qwest will cooperate with CLEC to show CLEC how Qwest screens
. trouble conditions in its own centers, so that CLEC may employ similar techniques in its
centers.
12.Maintenance Standards
12.18.Qwest will cooperate with CLEC to meet the maintenance standards
outlined in this Agreement.
12.18.On manually reported trouble , Qwes! will inform CLEC of repair
completion in substantially the same time and manner as Qwest provides to itself, its
End User Customers , its Affiliates, or any other party. On electronically reported trouble
reports the electronic system will automatically update status information, including
trouble completion , across the joint electronic gateway as the status changes.
12.End User Customer Interface Responsibilities
12.19.CLEC will be responsible for all interactions with its End User Customers
including service call handling and notifying its End User Customers of trouble status
and resolution.
12.19.All Qwest employees who perform repair service for CLEC End User
Customers will be trained in non-discriminatory behavior.
12.19.Qwest will recognize the designated CLEC/DLEC as the Customer of
Record for all services ordered by CLEC/DLEC and will send all notices , invoices and
pertinent information directly to CLEC/DLEG. Except as otherwise specifically provided
in this Agreement, Customer of Record shall be Qwest's single and sole point of contact
for all CLEC/DLEC End User Customers.
12.Repair Call Handling
12.20.Manually-reported repair calls by CLEC to Qwest will be answered with
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the same quality and speed as Qwest answers calls from its own End User Customers.
12.Single Point of Contact
12.21.Qwest will provide a single point of contact for CLEC to report
maintenance issues arid trouble reports seven (7) Days a week, twenty-four (24) hours a
day. A single 7X24 trouble reporting telephone number will be provided to CLEC for
each category of trouble situation being encountered.
12.Network Information
12.22.Qwest maintains an information database , available to CLEC for the
purpose of allowing CLEC to obtain information about Qwest's NPAs, LATAs, Access
Tandem Switches and Central Offices.
12.22.This database is known as the ICONN database, available to CLEC via
Qwest's Web site.
12.22.
database.
CPNI Information and NXX activity reports are also included in this
12.22.4 ICONN data is updated in substantially the same time and manner as
Qwest updates the same data for itself, its End User Customers, its Affiliates, or any
other party.
12.Maintenance Windows
12.23.Generally, Qwest performs major Switch maintenance activities off-hours
during certain "maintenance windows Major Switch maintenance activities include
Switch conversions, Switch generic upgrades and Switch equipment additions.
12.23.Generally, the maintenance window is between 10:00 m. through 6:00
m. Monday through Friday, and Saturday 10:00 m. through Monday 6:00 a.
Mountain Time. Although Qwest normally does major Switch maintenance during the
above maintenance window, there will be occasions where this will not be possible.
Qwest will provide notification of any and all maintenance activities that may impact
CLEC ordering practices such as embargoes, moratoriums, and quiet periods
substantially the same time and manner as Qwest provides this information to itself, its
End User Customers, its Affiliates, or any other party.
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12.23.4 Planned generic upgrades to Qwest Switches are included in the ICONN
database, available to CLEC via Qwest's Web site.
12.Switch and Frame Conversion Service Order Practices
. .
12.24.. Switch Conversions. Switch conversion activity generally consists of the
removal of one Switch and its replacement with another. Generic Switch software or
hardware upgrades , the addition of Switch line and trunk connection hardware and the
addition of capacity to a Switch do not constitute Switch conversions.
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12.24.Frame Conversions. Frame conversions are generally the removal and
replacement of one or more frames, upon which the Switch Ports terminate.
12.24.Conversion Date. The "Conversion Date" is a Switch or frame conversion
planned day of cut-over to the replacement frame(s) or Switch. The actual conversion
time typically is set for midnight of the Conversion Date. This may cause the actual
Conversion Date to migrate into the early hours of the day after the planned Conversion
Date.
12.24.4 Conversion Embargoes. A Switch or frame conversion embargo is the
time period that the Switch or. frame Trunk Side facility connections are frozen to
facilitate conversion from one Switch or frame to another with minimal disruption to the
End User Customer or CLEC services. During the embargo period , Qwest will reject
orders for Trunk Side facilities (see Section 12.24.4.1) other than conversion orders
described in Section 12.24.4.3. Notwithstanding the foregoing and to the extent Qwest
provisions trunk or trunk facility related service orders for itself, its End User Customers
its Affiliates , or any other party during embargoes , Qwest shall provide CLEC the same
capabilities.
12.24.4.ASRs for Switch or frame Trunk Side facility augments to
capacity or changes to Switch or frame Trunk Side facilities must be issued by
CLEC with a Due Date prior to or after the appropriate embargo interval as
identified in the ICONN database. Qwest shall reject Switch or frame Trunk Side
ASRs to augment capacity or change facilities issued by CLEC or Qwest, its End
User Customers, its Affiliates or any other party during the embargo period
regardless of the order s Due Date except for conversion ASRs described.
Section 12.24.4.
12.24.4.For Switch and Trunk Side frame conversions, Qwest shall
provide CLEC with conversion trunk group service requests (TGSR) no less than
ninety (90) Days before the Conversion Date.
12.24.4.For Switch and Trunk Side frame conversions, CLEC shall issue
facility conversion ASRs to Qwest no later than thirty (30) Days before the
Conversion Date for like-for-like , where CLEC mirrors their existing circuit design
from the old Switch or frame to the new Switch or frame, and sixty (60) Days
before the Conversion Date for addition of trunk capacity or modification of circuit
characteristics (i.e., change of AMI to B8ZS).
12.24.Frame Embargo Period. During frame conversions, service orders and
ASRs shall be subject to an embargo period for services and facilities connected to the
affected frame. For conversion of trunks where CLEC mirrors their existing circuit
design from the old frame to the new frame on a like-for-like basis, such embargo period
shall extend from thirty (30) Days prior to the Conversion Date until five (5) Days after
the Conversion Date. If CLEC requests the addition of trunk capacity or modification of
circuit characteristics (Le., change of AMI to B8ZS) to the new frame, new facility ASRs
shall be placed , and the embargo period shall extend from sixty (60) Days prior to the
Conversion Date until five (5) Days after the Conversion Date. Prior to instituting an
embargo period Qwest shall identify the particular dates and locations for frame
conversion embargo periods in its ICONN database in substantially the same time and
manner as Qwest notifies itself, its End User Customers, Affiliates, or any other party.
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12.24.Switch Embargo Period. During Switch conversions, service orders and
ASRs shall be subject to an embargo period for services and facilities associated with
the Trunk Side of the Switch. For conversion of trunks where CLEC mirrors their
existing circuit design from the old Switch to the new Switch on a like-for-like basis, such
embargo period shall extend from thirty (30) Days prior to the Conversion Date until five
(5) Days after the Conversion Date. If CLEC requests the addition of trunk capacity or
modification of circuit characteristics to the new Switch new facility ASRs shall be
placed , and the embargo period shall extend from sixty (60) Days prior to the
Conversion Date until five (5) Days after the Conversion Date. Prior to instituting an
embargo period Qwest shall identify the particular dates and locations for Switch
conversion embargo periods in its ICONN database in substantially the same time and
manner as Qwest notifies itself, its End User Customers, Affiliates, or any other party.
12.24.Switch and Frame Conversion Quiet Periods for LSRs. Switch and frame
conversion quiet periods are the time period within which LSRs may not contain Due
Dates, with the exception of LSRs that result in disconnect orders, including those
related to LNP orders , record orders, Billing change orders for non-switched products
and emergency orders.
12.24.LSRs of any kind issued during Switch or frame conversion quiet
periods create the potential for loss of End User Customer service due to manual
operational processes caused by the Switch or frame conversion. LSRs of any
kind issued during the Switch or frame conversion quiet periods will be handled
as set forth below, with the understanding that Qwest shall use its best efforts to
avoid the loss of End User Customer service. Such best efforts shall be
substantially the same time and manner as Qwest uses for itself, its End User
Customers, its Affiliates, or any other party.
12.24.The quiet period for Switch conversions , where no LSRs except
those requesting order activity described in 12.24.7 are processed for the
affected location, extends from five (5) Days prior to conversion until two (2)
Days after the conversion and is identified in the ICONN database.
12.24.The quiet period for frame conversions, where no LSRs except
those requesting order activity described in 12.24.7 are processed or the
affected location , extends from five (5) Days prior to conversion until two (2)
Days after the conversion.
12.24.7.4 LSRs , except those requesting order activity described
12.24., (i) must be issued with a Due Date prior to or after the conversion
quiet period and (ii) may not be issued during the quiet period. LSRs that do not
meet these requirements will be rejected by Qwest.
12.24.LSRs requesting disconnect activity issued during the quiet
period , regardless of requested Due Date , will be processed after the quiet
period expires.
12.24.CLEC may request a Due Date change to a LNP related
disconnect scheduled during quiet periods up to 12:00 noon Mountain Time the
Day prior to the scheduled LSR Due Date. Such changes shall be requested by
issuing a supplemental LSR requesting a Due Date change. Such changes shall
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be handled as emergency orders by Qwest.
12.24.CLEC may request a Due Date change to a LNP related
disconnect order scheduled during quiet periods after 12:00 noon Mountain Time
the Day prior to the scheduled LSR Due Date until 12 noon Mountain Time the
Day after the scheduled LSR Due Date. Such changes shall be requested by
issuing a supplemental LSR requesting a Due Date change and contacting the
Interconnect Service Center. Such changes shall be handled as emergency
orders by Qwest.
12.24.I n the event that CLEC End User Customer service
disconnected in error, Qwest will restore service in substantially the same time
and manner as Qwest does for itself, its End User Customers, its Affiliates , or
any other party. Restoration of CLEC End User Customer service will be
handled through the LNP escalations process.
12.3.24.Switch Upgrades. Generic Switch software and hardware upgrades are
not subject to the Switch conversion embargoes or quiet periods described above.
such generic Switch or software upgrades require significant activity related to
translations, an abbreviated embargo and/or quiet period may be required. Qwest shall
implement service order embargoes and/or quiet periods during Switch upgrades
substantially the same time and manner as Qwest does for itself its End User
Customers, its Affiliates, and any other party.
12.24.Switch Line and Trunk Hardware Additions. Qwest shall use its best
efforts to minimize CLEC service order impacts due to hardware additions and
modifications to Qwest's existing Switches. Qwest shall provide CLEC substantially the
same service order processing capabilities as Qwest provides itself, its End User
Customers , Affiliates, or any other party during such Switch hardware additions.
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Access to Telephone Numbers
Section 13.0 - ACCESS TO TELEPHONE NUMBERS
13.Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed in any manner to limit or otherwise
adversely impact either Party s right to request an assignment of any NANP number resources
including, but not limited to , Central Office (NXX) Codes pursuant to the Central Office Code
Assignment Guidelines published by the Industry Numbering Committee (INC) as INC 95-0407-
008 (formerly ICCF 93-0729-010) and Thousand Block (NXX-X) Pooling Administration
Guidelines I NC 99-0127-023 when these Guidelines are implemented by the FCC
Commission Order. The latest version of the Guidelines will be considered the current
standard.
13.North American Numbering Plan Administration (NANPA) has transitioned toNeuStar. Both Parties agree to comply with industry guidelines and Commission rules
including those sections requiring the accurate reporting of data to the NANPA.
13.It shall be the responsibility of each Party to program and update its own
Switches and network systems pursuant to the Local Exchange Routing Guide (LERG) to
recognize and route traffic to the other Party s assigned NXX or NXX-X codes. Neither Party
shall impose any fees or charges on the other Party for such activities. The Parties will
cooperate to establish procedures to ensure the timely activation of NXX assignments in their
respective networks.13.4 Each Party is responsible for administering numbering resources assigned to
Each Party will cooperate to timely rectify inaccuracies in its LERG data. Each Party is
responsible for updating the LERG data for NXX codes assigned to its End Office Switches.
Each Party shall use the LERG published by Telcordia or its successor for obtaining routing
information and shall provide through an authorized LERG input agent, all required information
regarding its network for maintaining the LERG in a timely manner.
13.Each Party shall be responsible for notifying its End User Customers of any
changes in numbering or dialing arrangements to include changes such as the introduction of
new NPAs.
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Section 14.0 - LOCAL DIALING PARITY
Section 14
Local Dialing Parity
14.The Parties shall provide local Dialing Parity to each other as required under
Section 251 (b)(3) of the Act. Qwest will provide local Dialing Parity to competing providers of
Telephone Exchange Service and telephone toll service, and will permit all such providers to
have non-discriminatory access to telephone numbers, operator services, Directory Assistance
and Directory Listings, with no unreasonable dialing delays. CLEC may elect to route all of its
End User Customers' calls in the same manner as Qwest routes its End User Customers' calls
for a given call type (e., 0, 0+, 1 +411).
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Qwest's Official Directory Publisher
Section 15.0 - QWEST'S OFFICIAL DIRECTORY PUBLISHER
15.Qwest and CLEC agree that certain issues outside the provision of basic white page
Directory Listings, such as yellow pages advertising, yellow pages Listings , directory coverage
access to call guide pages (phone service pages), applicable Listings criteria, white page
enhancements and publication schedules will be the subject of negotiations between CLEC and
directory publishers, including Qwest's Official Directory Publisher. Qwest acknowledges that
CLEC may request Qwest to facilitate discussions between CLEC and Qwest's Official Directory
Publisher.
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Referral Announcement
Section 16.0 - REFERRAL ANNOUNCEMENT
16.When an End User Customer changes from Qwest to CLEC , or from CLEC to
Qwest, and does not retain its original main/listed telephone number, the Party formerly
providing service to the End User Customer will provide a transfer of service announcement
the abandoned telephone number. Each Party will provide this referral service consistent with
its tariff. This announcement will provide details on the new number that must be dialed to
reach the End User Customer.
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Section 17
Bona Fide Request Process
Section 17.BONA FIDE REQUEST PROCESS
17.Any request for Interconnection or access to an Unbundled Network Element or
ancillary service that is not already available as described in other sections of this Agreement
including but not limited to Exhibi~ F or any other interconnection agreement, Tariff or otherwise
defined by Qwest as a product or service shall be treated as a Bona Fide Request (BFR).
Qwest shall use the BFR Process to determine the terms and timetable for providing the
requested Interconnection , access to UNEs or ancillary services , and the technical feasibility of
new/different points of Interconnection. Qwest will administer the BFR Process in a non-
discriminatory manner.
17.A BFR shall be submitted in writing and on the appropriate Qwest form for BFRs.
CLEC and Qwest may work together to prepare the BFR form and either Party may request that
such coordination be handled on an expedited basis. This form shall be accompanied by the
processing fee specified in Exhibit A of this Agreement. Qwest will refund one-half (1/2) of the
processing fee if the BFR is cancelled within ten (10) business days of the receipt of the BFR
form. The form will request, and CLEC will need to provide, the following information , and may
also provide any additional information that may be reasonably necessary in describing and
analyzing CLEC's request:
17.technical description of each requested Network Element or
new/different points of Interconnection or ancillary services;
17.the desired interface specification;
17.each requested type of Interconnection or access;
17.2.4 a statement that the Interconnection or Network Element or ancillary
service will be used to provide a Telecommunications Service;
17.the quantity requested; and
17.the specific location requested.
17.Within two (2) business days of its receipt, Qwest shall acknowledge receipt of the
BFR and in such acknowledgment advise CLEC of missing information , if any, necessary to
process the BFR. Thereafter, Qwest shall promptly advise CLEC of the need for any additional
information required to complete the analysis of the BFR. If requested, either orally or in writing,
Qwest will provide weekly updates on the status of the BFR.
17.4 Within twenty-one (21) calendar Days of its receipt of the BFR and all information
necessary to process it, Qwest shall provide to CLEC an analysis of the BFR. The analysis
shall specify Qwest's conclusions as to whether or not the requested Interconnection or access
to an Unbundled Network Element complies with the unbundling requirements of the Act or
state law.
. 17.If Qwest determines during the twenty-one (21) Day period that a BFR does not
qualify as an Unbundled Network Element or Interconnection or ancillary service that is required
to be provided under the Act or state law, Qwest shall advise CLEC as soon as reasonably
possible of that fact, and Qwest shall promptly, but in no case later than the twenty-one (21)
Day period, provide a written report setting forth the basis for its conclusion.
17.If Qwest determines during such twenty-one (21) Day period that the BFR
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qualifies under the Act or state law, it shall notify CLEC in writing of such determination within
ten (10) calendar Days, but in no case later than the end of such twenty-one (21) Day period.
17.As soon as feasible, but in any case within forty-five (45) calendar Days after
Qwest notifies CLEC that the BFR qualifies under the Act, Qwest shall provide to CLEC a BFR
quote. The BFR quote will include , at a minimum , a description of each Interconnection
. Network Element, and ancillary service, the quantity to be provided , any interface specificationsand the applicable rates (recurring and nonrecurring) including the separately stated
development costs and construction charges of the Interconnection , Unbundled Network
Element or ancillary service and any minimum volume and term commitments required , and the
timeframes the request will be provisioned.
17.CLEC has sixty (60) business days upon receipt of the BFR quote , to either agree
to purchase. under the quoted price, or cancel its BFR.
17.If CLEC has agreed to minimum volume and term commitments under the
preceding paragraph , CLEC may cancel the BFR or volume and term commitment at any time
but may be subject to termination liability assessment or minimum period charges.
17.10 If either Party believes that the other Party is not requesting, negotiating or
processing any BFR in good faith , or disputes a determination or quoted price or cost, it may
invoke the Dispute Resolution provision of this Agreement.
17.11 All time intervals within which a response is required from one Party to another
under this Section are maximum time intervals. Each Party agrees that it will provide all
responses to the other Party as soon as the Party has the information and analysis required to
respond , even if the time interval stated herein for a response is not over.
17.12 In the event CLEC has submitted a request for Interconnection , Unbundled
.Network Elements or any combinations thereof, or ancillary services and Qwest determines
accordance with the provisions of this Section 17 that the request is Technically Feasible
subsequent requests or orders for substantially similar types of Interconnection Unbundled
Network Elements or combinations thereof or ancillary services by CLEC shall not be subject to
the BFR process. To the extent Qwest has deployed. or denied substantially similar
Interconnection Unbundled Network Elements or combinations thereof or ancillary services
under a previous BFR, a subsequent BFR shall not be required and the BFR application fee
shall be refunded immediately. Qwest may only require CLEC to complete a New Product
Questionnaire before ordering such Interconnection , Unbundled Network Elements or
combinations thereof, or ancillary services. 1GB pricing and intervals will still apply for requests
that are not yet standard offerings. For purposes of this Section 17., a "substantially similar
request shall be one with substantially similar characteristics to a previous request with respect
to the information provided pursuant to Subsections 17.1 through 17.8 of Section 17.
above. The burden of proof is upon Qwest to prove the BFR is not substantially similar to a
previous BFR.
17.13 The total cost charged to CLEC shall not exceed the BFR quoted price.
17.14 Upon request Qwest shall provide CLEC with Qwest's supporting cost data
and/or studies for the Interconnection Unbundled Network Element or ancillary service that
CLEC wishes to order within seven (7) business days , except where Qwest cannot obtain a
release from its vendors within seven (7) business days , in which case Qwest will make the data
available as soon as Qwest receives the vendor release. Such cost data shall be treated as
Confidential Information, if requested by Qwest under the non-disclosure sections of this
Agreement.
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17.15 Qwest will provide notice to CLECs of all BFRs which have been deployed ordenied, provided , however, that identifying information such as the name of the requestingCLEC and the location of the request shall be removed. Qwest shall make available a topicallist of the BFRs that it has received with CLECs under this Agreement or an Interconnection
Agreement. The description of each item on that list shall be sufficient to allow CLEC tounderstand the general nature of the product, service, or combination thereof that has beenrequested and a summary of the disposition of the request as soon as it is made. Qwest shall
also be required upon the request of CLEC to provide sufficient details about the terms and
conditions of any granted requests to allow CLEC to take the same offering under substantially
identical circumstances. Qwest shall not be required to provide information about the request
initially made by CLEC whose BFR was granted, but must make available the same kinds of
information about what it offered in response to the BFR as it does for other products or
services available under this Agreement. CLEC shall be entitled to the same offering terms and
conditions made under any granted BFR, provided that Qwest may require the use of 1GB
pricing where it makes a demonstration to CLEC of the need therefor.
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Audit Process
Section 18.0 - AUDIT PROCESS
18.Nothing in this Section 18 shall limit or expand the Audit provisions in the
Performance Assurance Plan (PAP). Nothing in the PAP shall limit or expand the Audit
provisions in this Section 18. For purposes of this section the following definitions shall apply:
18.1 "Audit" shall mean the comprehensive review of the books . records , andother documents used in providing services under this Agreement. The term "Audi( also
applies to the investigation of company records, back office systems and databases
pertaining to Loop information.
18.2 "Examination" shall mean an inquiry into a specific element or process
related to the above. Commencing on the Effective Date of this Agreement, either Party
may perform Examinations as either Party deems necessary.
18.This Audit shall take place under the following conditions:
18.Either Party may request to perform an Audit or Examination.
18.The Audit or Examination shall occur upon thirty (30) business days
written notice by the requesting Party to the non-requesting Party.
18.The Audit or Examination shall occur during normal business hours.
However, such Audit will be conducted in a commercially reasonable manner and both
Parties will work to minimize disruption to the business operations of the Party being
audited.
18.2.4 There shall be no more than two (2) Audits requested by each Party
under this Agreement in any twelve (12) month period. Either Party may audit the other
Party s books, records and documents more frequently than twice in any twelve (12)
month period (but no more than once in each quarter) if the immediately preceding audit
found previously uncorrected net variances, inaccuracies or errors in invoices in the
audited Party s favor with an aggregate value of at least two percent (20/0) of the
amounts payable for the affected services during the period covered by the Audit.
18.The requesting Party may review the non-requesting Party s records
books and documents, as may reasonably contain information relevant to the operation
of this Agreement.
18.The location of the Audit or Examination shall be the location where the
requested records, books and documents are retained in the normal course of business.
18.All transactions under this Agreement which are over twenty-four (24)
months old will be considered accepted and no longer subject to Audit. The Partiesagree to retain records of all transactions under this Agreement for at least twenty-four
(24) months.
18.Audit or Examination Expenses
18.Each Party shall bear its own expenses in connection with
conduct of the Audit or Examination. The requesting Party will pay for the
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reasonable cost of special data extractions required by the Party to conduct the
Audit or Examination. For purposes of this section , a "Special Data Extraction
means the creation of an output record or informational report (from existing data
files) that is not created in the normal course of business. If any program is
developed to the requesting Party s specification and at that Party s expense , the
requesting Party will specify at the time of request whether the program is to be
retained by the other Party for reuse for any subsequent Audit or Examination.
18.Notwithstanding the foregoing, the non-requesting Party shall
pay all of the requesting Party s commercially reasonable expenses in the event
an Audit or Examination identifies a difference between the amount billed and the
amount determined by the Audit that exceeds five percent (50/0) of the amount
billed and results in a refund and/or reduction in the Billing to the requesting
Party.
18.The Party requesting the Audit may request that an Audit be conducted
by a mutually agreed-to independent auditor, which agreement will not be unreasonably
withheld or delayed by the non-requesting Party. Under this circumstance, the costs of
the independent auditor shall be paid for by the Party requesting the Audit subject to
Section 18.
18.10 In the event that the non-requesting Party requests that the Audit be
performed by an independent auditor, the Parties shall mutually agree to the selection of
the independent auditor. Under this circumstance, the costs of the independent auditor
shall be shared equally by the Parties. The portion of this expense borne by the
requesting Party shall be borne by the non-requesting Party if the terms of Section
18.2 are satisfied.
18.11 Adjustments, credits or payments will be made and any corrective action
must commence within thirty (30) Days after the Parties' receipt of the final Audit report
to compensate for any errors and omissions which are disclosed by such Audit or
Examination and are agreed to by the Parties. The interest rate payable shall be in
accordance with Commission requirements. In the event that any of the following
circumstances occur within thirty (30) business days after completion of the Audit or
Examination , they may be resolved at either Party s election, pursuant to the Dispute
Resolution Process; (i) errors detected by the Audit or Examination have not been
corrected; (ii) adjustments , credits or payments due as a result of the Audit or
Examination have not been made, or (iii) a dispute has arisen concerning the Audit or
Examination.
18.12 Neither the right to examine and Audit nor the right to receive an
adjustment will be affected by any statement to the contrary appearing on checks or
otherwise.
18.13 This Section will survive expiration or termination of this Agreement for a
period of two (2) years after expiration or termination of the Agreement.
18.All information received or reviewed by the requesting Party or the independent
auditor in connection with the Audit is to be considered Proprietary Information as defined by
this Agreement in Section 5.16. The non-requesting Party reserves the right to require any non-
employee who is involved directly or indirectly in any Audit or the resolution of its findings as
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described above to execute a nondisclosure agreement satisfactory to the non-requesting Party.
To the extent an Audit involves access to information of other competitors, CLEC and Qwest will
aggregate such competitors' data before release to the other Party, to insure the protection of
. the proprietary nature of information of other competitors. To the extent a competitor is an
Affiliate of the Party being audited (including itself and its subsidiaries), the Parties shall be
allowed to examine such Affiliate s disaggregated data, as required by reasonable needs of the
Audit. Information provided in an Audit or Examination may only be reviewed by individuals with
a need to know such information for purposes of this Section 18 and who are bound by the
nondisclosure obligations set forth in Section 5.16. In no case shall the Confidential Information
be shared with the Parties' retail marketing, sales or strategic planning.
18.Either Party may request an Audit of the other s compliance with this
Agreement's measures and requirements applicable to limitations on the distribution
maintenance , and use of proprietary or other protected information that the requesting
Party has provided to the other. Those Audits shall not take place more frequently than
once in every three (3) years , unless cause is shown to support a specifically requested
Audit that would otherwise violate this frequency restriction. Examinations will not be
permitted in connection with investigating or testing such compliance. All those other
provisions of this Section 18 that are not inconsistent herewith shall apply, except that in
the case of. these Audits, the Party to be audited may also request the use of an
independent auditor.
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Construction Charges
Section 19.0 - CONSTRUCTION CHARGES
19.All rates, charges and initial service periods specified in this Agreement
contemplate the provision of network Interconnection services and access to Unbundled Loops
or ancillary services to the extent existing facilities are available. Except for modifications to
existing facilities necessary to accommodate Interconnection and access to Unbundled Loops
or ancillary services specifically provided for in this Agreement, Qwest will consider requests to
build additional or further facilities for network Interconnection and access to Unbundled Loops
or ancillary services, as described in the applicable section of this Agreement.
19.All necessary construction will be undertaken at the discretion of Qwest
consistent with budgetary responsibilities, consideration for the impact on the general body of
End User Customers and without discrimination among the various Carriers.
19.A quote for CLEC's portion of a specific job will be provided to CLEC. The quote
will be in writing and will be binding for ninety (90) business days after the issue date. When
accepted, CLEC will be billed the quoted price and construction will commence after receipt of
payment. If CLEC chooses not to have Qwest construct the facilities, Qwest reserves the right
to bill CLEC for the expense incurred for producing the engineered job design.19.4 In the event a construction charge is applicable, CLEC's service Application Date
will become the date upon which Qwest receives the required payment.
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Section 20.0 - SERVICE PERFORMANCE
Section 20
Service Performance
Performance Indicator Definitions (PIDs), in their current form as developed by the Regional
Oversight Committee, are included in Exhibit B of this Agreement. Subsequent changes to
these PI Ds that are made by the Regional Oversight Committee shall be incorporated into
Exhibit B by reference. Modifications of PIDs that apply to the Qwest Performance Assurance
Plan (QPAP) shall be made in accordance with Section 16.0 of Exhibit K.
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Network Standards
Section 21.0 - NETWORK STANDARDS
21.The Parties recognize that Qwest services and Network Elements have been
purchased and deployed , over time, to Telcordia and Qwest technical standards. Specification
of standards is built into the Qwest purchasing process, whereby vendors incorporate such
standards into the equipment Qwest purchases. Qwest supplements generally held industry
standards with Qwest Technical Publications.
21.The Parties recognize that equipment vendors may manufacture
Telecommunications equipment that does not fully incorporate and may differ from industry
standards at varying points in time (due to standards development processes and consensus)
and either Party may have such equipment in place within its network. Except where otherwise
explicitly stated within this Agreement, such equipment is acceptable to the Parties, provided
said equipment does not pose a security, service or safety hazard to Persons or property.
21.Generally accepted and developed industry standards which the Parties agree to
support include , but are not limited to:
21.Switching
GR-1428-CORE Common Channel Signaling Network Interface Specification
(CCSNIS) Supporting Toll Free Service
GR-1432-CORE CCNIS Supporting TCAP
GR-317 -CORE Call Control Using Integrated Services Network Digital User Part
(ISDNUP)
GR-905-CORE CCNIS Supporting Network Interconnection, Message Transfer
Part (MTP), and ISUP
TR-TSY-000540 Tandem Supplement
GR-305-CORE
GR-1429-CORE CCNIS Supporting Call Management Services
FR-64 LATA Switching System Generic Requirement (LSSGR)
GR-334-CORE Switched Access Service
TR-NWT 000335 Voice Grade Special Access Services
TR-TSY-000529 Public Safety LSSGR
TR-NWT 000505 LSSGR Call Processing
FR-NWT-000271 0SSGR
TR-NWT 001156 OSSGR Operator Subsystem
SR-TSY-001171 Methods and Procedures for System Reliability Analysis
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21.
21.3.4
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Network Standards
Transport
FR-440 Transport System Generic Requirements (TSGR)
TR-NWT-000499 (TSGR) Transport Systems Generic Requirements
GR-820-CORE Generic Transmission Surveillance; DS1 and DS3 Performance
GR-253-CORE Synchronous Optical Network Systems (SONET) Transport
Systems: Common Generic Criteria
TR-NWT 000507 LSSGR: Transmission
TR-NWT-000776 NID for ISDN Subscriber Access
GR-342-CORE High Capacity Digital Special Access Service
ST-TEC-000051 & 52 Telecommunications
Handbooks Volumes 1 & 2
EngineeringTransmission
ANSI T1.102-1993 Digital Hierarchy - Electrical Interface, Annex B
Loops
TR-NWT 000057 Functional Criteria for Digital Loop Carrier Systems
TR-NWT 000393 Generic Requirements for ISDN Basic Access Digital
Subscriber Lines
GR-253-CORE SONET Transport Systems: Common Generic Criteria
TR-TSY-000673 Operations Interface for an IDLC System
GR-303-CORE Integrated Digital Loop Carrier System Generic Requirements
TR-TSY-000008 Digital Interface Between the SLC 96 Digital Loop Carrier
System and a Local Digital Switch
TA-TSY-000120 Subscriber Premises or Network Ground Wire
GR-49-CORE Generic Requirements for Outdoor Telephone Network Interface
Devices (NID)
TR-NWT-000937 Generic Requirements for Building Entrance Terminals
TR-NWT-00O133 Generic Requirements for Network Inside Wiring
ANSI T1.417, Spectrum Management for Loop Transmission Systems
Local Number Portability
Number Portability Generic Switching and Signaling Requirements for Number
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Section 21
Network Standards
Portability, Issue 1., February 12 , 1996 (Editor - Lucent Technologies, Inc.
Generic Requirements for SCP Application and GTT Function for Number
Portability, Issue 0., Final Draft, September 4, 1996 (Editor - Ameritech Inc.
Generic Operator Services Switching Requirements for Number Portability, Issue
, Final Draft, April 12, 1996 (Editor - Nortel);
ATIS TRQ No., Technical Requirements for Number Portability Operator
Services Switching Systems , April 1999;
ATIS TRQ No., Technical Requirements for Number Portability Switching
Systems , April 1999;
ATIS, TRQ No., Technical Requirements for Number Portability Database and
Global Title Translation , April 1999;
FCC First Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; FCC
96-286; CC Docket 95-116 , RM 8535; Released July 2 , 1996;
FCC First Memorandum Opinion and Order on Reconsideration; FCC 97-74; CC
Docket 95-116 , RM 8535; Released March 11 , 1997.
FCC Second Report and Order FCC 97-298; CC Docket 95-116 RM 8535;
Released August 18 , 1997.21.4 The Parties will cooperate in the development of national standards for
Interconnection elements as the competitive environment evolves. Recognizing that there are
no current national standards for Interconnection Network Elements, Qwest has developed its
own standards for some Network Elements. Details of these standards are documented in the
Qwest Technical Publications. Qwest Technical Publications have been developed to support
service offerings, inform End User Customers and suppliers, and promote engineering
consistency and deployment of developing technologies. Qwest provides all of its Technical
Publications at no charge via web site: http://www.qwest.com/techpub/.
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Signature Page
Section 22.0 - SIGNATURE PAGE
By signing below, and in consideration of the mutual promises set forth herein, and other good
and valuable consideration , the Parties agree to abide by the terms and conditions set forth in
this Interconnection Agreement.
Vycera Communications, Inc.
Signatu
Derek M. Gietzen
Name Printed/Typed
Qwest Corporation
L. T. Christensen
Name Printed/Typed
President & CEO
Title
Director -Interconnection Aareements
Title
Date
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Date
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Exhibit A
Idaho
Resale Wholesale Wholesale
Discount Discount
Percentage Percentage
Recurring Nonrecurring
Charges Charges
Wholesale Discount Rates
Southern Idaho
Basic Exchange Residential Line Service 18.25%18.25%
Basic Exchanae Business Line Service 18.25%18.25%
IntraLATA Toll 18.25%18.25%
1.4 Package/Special Services (e., Centrex, Discounted Line/Feature Packages 18.25%18.25%
ISDN, PBX-Trunks, DSS & UAS, Frame Relay Service, LAN, MegaBit and other
ACS)
Listinas, CO Features & Information Services 18.25%18.25%
Private Line 18.25%18.25%
Operator Services / Directorv Assistance (OSIDA)18.25%18.25%
Volume Packaged Services - High Volume Customers 65%65%
Public Access Line (PAL) Service 00%00%
Northern Idaho
Basic Exchanae Residential Line Service 19.37%19.37%
Basic Exchanae Business Line Service / PBX 19.37%19.37%
IntraLATA Toll 19.37%19.37%
2.4 Package/Special Services (e., Centrex, Discounted Line/Feature Packages 19.37%19.37%
ISDN, PBX-Trunks, DSS & UAS, Frame Relay Service, LAN, MegaBit and other
ACS)
Listings, CO Features & Information Services 19.37%19.37%
Private Line 19.37%19.37%
Operator Services / Directory Assistance (OS/DA)19.37%19.37%
Volume Packaged Services - High Volume Customers 87%87%
Public Access Line (PAl) Service 00%00%
Customer Transfer Charge (CTC)
CTC for POTS Service
Manual
First Line $16.
Each Additional Line $2.
Mechanized
1 .First Line $0.
Each Additional Line $0.
CTC for Private Line Transport Services
First Circuit $38.
6.2.Additional Circuit, per circuit, same CSR $33.
CTC for Advanced Communications Services, per Circuit $46.
Interconnection
Entrance Facilities
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DS1 $103.$208.
DS3 $524.42 $277.73
LIS EICT
Per DS1 $0.$0.
2.2 Per DS3 $0.$0.
Direct Trunked Transport
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DS1 (Recurring Fixed per Mile)
Over 0 to 8 Miles $37.$1.
Over 8 to 25 Miles $37.$1.
Over 25 to 50 Miles $37.$1.
3.4 Over 50 Miles $37.$1.
DS3 (Recurring Fixed per Mile)
Over 0 to 8 Miles $257.$19.48
Over 8 to 25 Miles $260.49 $24.
Over 25 to 50 Miles $260.$26.43
3.4 Over 50 Miles $259.$26.
awest Idaho SGA T Third Revision Exhibit A 5th Amended April 26, 2004 Page 1 of 12
Exhibit A
Idaho
Multiplexina
7.4.DS1 to DSO $263.$193.
7.4.DS3 to DS1 $304.$193.
Trunk Nonrecurrina Charaes
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DS1 Interface
First Trunk $229.40
Each Additional Trunk $5.46
DS3 Interface
First Trunk $235.
Each Additional Trunk $11.
Exchanae Service IEAS/Locan Traffic
End Office Call Termination, per Minute of Use $0.001343
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Tandem Switched Transport, Per Minute of Use $0.000690
Tandem Transmission, per Minute of Use (Recurring Fixed per Mile)
Over 0 to 8 Miles $0.0004564 $0.0000367
Over 8 to 25 Miles $0.0004564 $0.0000367
Over 25 to 50 Miles $0.0004564 $0.0000367
3.4 Over 50 Miles $0.0004260 $0.0000144
Local Traffic-FCC-ISP Rate Caps
MOU June 14, 2003-June 13, 2004 $0.0007
Miscellaneous Charaes
Expedite Charge (LIS Trunks)Qwest's Idaho
Access Service
Catalog
Cancellation Charge (LIS Trunks)Qwest's Idaho
Access Service
Catalog
Additional Testing (LIS Trunks)Qwest's Idaho
Access Service
Catalog
Transit Traffic
Local Transit (Local Transit Assumed Mileage = 7 Miles)See Tandem See Tandem
Switching and Switching and
Tandem Tandem
Transmission Transmission
Rates Above.Rates Above.
IntraLATA Transit Toll (IntraLATA Transit Toll Assumed Mileage = 7 Miles)Qwest's Idaho Qwest's Idaho
Access Service Access Service
Catalog Catalog
Jointly Provided Switched Access Qwest's Idaho Qwest's Idaho Qwest's Idaho
Access Service Access Service Access Service
Catalog Catalog Catalog
9.4 Cateaorv 11 Mechanized Record Charae, per Record $0.0014877
Collocation
All Collocation
Plannina and Enaineerina
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Cable Auament Quote Preparation Fee 284.
Entrance Facility
Standard Shared, per Fiber $5.44 $616.
Cross Connect, per Fiber $5.$722.
Express, per Cable $88.009.
Cable Splicina
Fiber - Per Set-$399.
Per Fiber Spliced $37.
1.4 Power Usaae
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Exhibit A
Idaho
1.4.48 Volt DC Power Usaae, per Ampere, per Month
1.4.Power Plant
1.4.Power Plant - Less than 60 Amps $10.
1.4.Power Plant - Equal to or Greater Than 60 Amps $8.42
1.4.Power Usaqe
1.4.Power Usage 60 Amps or Less, per Amp $2.47
1.4.Power Usaqe More Than 60 Amps, per Amp $4.
AC Power Feed
AC Power Feed, per Amp, per Month
120V $16.
208 V, Single Phase $27.
208 V, Three Phase $48.
1.4 240 V, Sinale Phase $32.
240 V, Three Phase $55.
480 V, Three Phase $111.
AC Power Feed, per Foot, per Month
20 Amp, Sinale Phase $0.0084 $7.43
20 Amp, Three Phase $0.0105 $9.
30 Amp, Sinqle Phase $0.0091 $8.
2.4 30 Amp, Three Phase $0.0125 $11.
40 Amp, Single Phase $0.0107 $9.43
40 Amp, Three Phase $0.0147 $12.
50 Amp, Sinale Phase $0.0127 $11.
50 Amp, Three Phase $0.0177 $15.
60 Amp, Sinqle Phase $0.0144 $12.
60 Amp, Three Phase $0.0204 $17.
100 Amp, Sinqle Phase $0.0178 $15.
100 Amp, Three Phase $0.0277 $24.
Inspector Labor, per Half Hour
Reqular Hours Rate $28.
After Hours Rate, minimum 3 hours $37.
Channel Reqeneration
DS 1 Reaeneration $0.$0.
DS3 Reaeneration $0.$0.
Collocation Terminations
Shared Access
DSO
Cable Placement, per 100 Pair Block $0.2262 $208.
Cable Placement, per Termination $0.0090 $4.
Cable, per 100 Pair Block $0.3304 $304.
1.4 Cable, per Termination $0.0066 $4.
Blocks, per 100 Pair Block $0.5730 $528.42
Blocks, per Termination $0.0115 $8.
Block Placement, per 100 Pair Block $0.2381 $219.
Block Placement, per Termination $0.0048 $3.
DS1
Cable Placement, per 28 DS 1 s $0.4111 $362.
Cable Placement, per Termination $0.0442 $38.
Cable, per 28 DS1s $0.3993 $351.
1.2.4 Cable, per Termination $0.0429 $37.
Panel, per 28 DS1s $0.2742 $241.
Panel, per Termination $0.0330 $29.
Panel Placement, per 28 DS1s $0.0847 $74.
Panel Placement, per Termination $0.0091 $8.
DS3
Cable Placement, per Termination $0.1521 $134.
Cable, per Termination $0.2578 $227.
Connector, per Termination $0.2625 $231.
3.4 Connector Placement, per Termination $0.0204 $18.
1.4 Fiber Termination
1.4.Terminations, per 12 Fibers $26.513.
1.4.Additional Connector (if applicable)$0.47 $411.
1.4.Cable Racking - Shared, per 12 Fibers $26.47
1.4.4 Cable Racking - Dedicated $1.433.
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Exhibit A
Idaho
Security CharQe
Per Employee, per Card $0.
Card Access, per Employee, per Office $7.
Central Office Security Infrastructure ICB ICB
Composite Clock Central Office Synchronization
10.Svnchronization - Composite Clock, per Port $7.44
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Space Availability CharQe $313.. B
Collocation Space Reservation Fee The charge will be
25% of the
Nonrecurring Fee
Collocation Space Option Administration Fee 107.
Collocation Space Option Fee, per Square Foot $2.
Virtual Collocation
PlanninQ and EnQineerinQ Fees
Quote Preparation Fee 146.41
Maintenance Labor, per Half Hour
Regular Hours Rate $29.
After Hours Rate $39.
TraininQ Labor, per Half Hour
ReQular Hours Rate $29.
2.4 Bav Space
8.2.4.Equipment Bay, per Shelf $4.
8.2.4.Virtual Space Construction, Initial Bay Provided $20.$17 749.
2.4.Each Additional Bay Space $3.854.
2.4.4 Virtual Cable RackinQ, per Shelf $0.44 $384.
Enaineerina Labor, per Half Hour
Reqular Hours Rate $32.
After Hours Rate $43.
Installation Labor, per Half Hour
ReQular Hours Rate $31.
6.2 After Hours Rate $41.
Rent
Floor Space Lease, per Square Foot $2.
Rent, per Shelf $4.
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Power Plant
48 DC Power Cable
20 Amp Power Feed $4.985.41
30 Amp Power Feed $5.537.
40 Amp Power Feed $6.22 480.42
8.2.1.4 60 Amp Power Feed $11.706.
100 Amp Power Feed $18.$16 370.
200 Amp Power Feed $34.$30,473.
300 Amp Power Feed $54.$47 917.
400 Amp Power Feed $77.$68 037.
Caaeless Physical Collocation
Planninq and Enqineering Fee
Quote Preparation Fee 146.41
Space Construction and Site Preparation
Site Preparation Fee ICB
2 Bays $23.$20 603.40
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Space Construction for Each Additional Bay $3.854.
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Exhibit A
Idaho
Adjustment for Sinale Bay - ChanQe to Standard DesiQn ($3.24)($2 854.33'
DC Power Cable
20 Amp Power Feed $4.985.41
30 Amp Power Feed $5.537.
3.2.40 Ame Power Feed $6.22 $5,480.42
7.4 60 Amp Power Feed $11.706.
100 Ame Power Feed $18.$16 370.
200 Ame Power Feed $34.$30,473.
300 Amp Power Feed $54.$47 917.
400 Ame Power Feed $77.$68 037.
Floor Space Lease, per Square Foot $2.
CaQed Physical Collocation
8.4.PlanninQ and EnQineerina Fee
8.4.Quote Preparation Fee 185.
8.4.Space Construction and Site Preparation
8.4.Site Preparation Fee ICE
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8.4.2.4 Space Construction
8.4.2.4.Caae: Ue to 100 SQ. Ft.$38.$33 927.
8.4.2.4.2 CaQe: 101 to 200 SQ. Ft.$34.$30 113.
8.4.2.4.CaQe: 201 to 300 SQ. Ft.$42.$37 154.
8.4.2.4.4 Cage: 301 to 400 Sq. Ft.$44.$38 922.
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8.4.DC Power Cable
8.4.20 Ame Power Feed $5.954.
8.4.30 Amp Power Feed $6.$5,457.
8.4.40 Ame Power Feed $7.41 526.
8.4.7.4 60 Ame Power Feed $12.$10 772.
8.4.2.100 Amp Power Feed $19.$17 531.
8.4.200 Amn Power Feed $37.$32 634.
8.4.300 Amp Power Feed $58.$51 315.
8.4.400 Ame Power Feed $82.$72 861.
8.4.Space Construction - Fencing Credit
8.4.Cage: Up to 100 SQ. Ft.($10.07)($5 723.
8.4.Cage: 101 - 200 SQ. Ft.($12.($7 135.
8.4.Cage: 201 - 300 SQ. Ft.($14.47 ($8 015.
8.4.3.4 Cage: 301 - 400 SQ. Ft.($16.($8 851.
8.4.4 Floor Space Lease, per Square Foot $2.
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8.4.Grounding
8.4.2/0 AWG, per Foot $0.0097 $8.
8.4.1/0 AWG, per Foot $0.0170 $14.
8.4.4/0 AWG, per Foot $0.0200 $17.
8.4.8.4 350 kcmil, per Foot $0.0258 $22.
8.4.500 kcmil, per Foot $0.0299 $26.
8.4.750 kcmil, per Foot $0.0456 $40.
Adjacent Collocation ICB
Remote Collocation
Physical & Virtual Remote Collocation
Space, per Standard Mounting Unit $0.$665.47
FDI Terminations, per 25 Pair $0.$484.
Power Usage
Power Usaae 60 Amps or Less, per Amp $2.47
Power Usage More Than 60 Amps, per Amp $4.
1.4 Quote Preparation Fee 064.
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Exhibit A
Idaho
Adjacent Remote Collocation
Adjacent Remote Collocation (New)ICB
Adjacent Remote Collocation (Existing)
Space, per Standard Mountino Unit $0.$665.47
FDI Terminations, per 25 Pair $0.$484.
Power Usage
Power Usaoe 60 Amps or Less, per Amp $2.47
Power Usage More Than 60 Amps, per Amp $4.
2.4 Quote Preparation Fee 064.
Additional Virtual Remote Collocation Elements
Flat Charge, per Job $36.
3.2 Enoineerino Rate, per Half Hour $35.
Maintenance, per Half Hour $29.40
3.4 Installation, per Half Hour $29.40
Training, per Half Hour $29.40
CLEC to CLEC
Design Engineering & Installation
Flat Charge (Desion Engineerino - No Cables)$634.
Fiber Flat Charoe $1,229.
Cable Rackino
DSO, per Foot, per Cable $0.11848
DS1, per Foot, per Cable $0.13075
DS3, per Foot, per Cable $0.10234
Fiber, per Foot, per Fiber $0.93313
Virtual Connections (if applicable - Connections only: No cables)
D80, per 100 Connections $194.
DS1 , per 28 Connections $91.
DS3, per 1 Connection $5.
3.4 Fiber Connections, per Fiber Spliced $37.
7.4 Cable Hole (if Applicable)$386.
CLEC to CLEC Cross Connection $201.
Interconnection Distribution Frame lICDF) Collocation ICB
Application to ReQuest Cancellation No Charge
Microwave Collocation Under
Development
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DC Power Reduction
13.Quote Preparation Fee $703.
13.Power Reduction Less than 60 Amps $494.45
13.Power Reduction Equal to 60 Amps $706.
13.4 Power Reduction Greater than 60 Amps, per Amp $895.
13.Power On Off $621.
13.Battery Distribution Fuse Board (BDFB) Rent $64.
Collocation Transfer of Responsibilitv
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14.Assessment Fee 036.
14.Network Systems Administration Fee $1,586.
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0 Unbundled Network Elements (UNEs)
Interconnection Tie Pairs (lTP) - Per Termination
DSO $0.
Unbundled Loops
Analog Loops See 9.2.4
9.2.Wire Voice Grade Loop
Zone 1 $15.
Zone 2 $23.
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Exhibit A
Idaho
Zone 3 $40.
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Wire Voice Grade Loop
Zone 1 $30.
Zone 2 $46.
Zone 3 $79.47
Nonloaded Loops See 9.2.4
Wire Nonloaded Loop
2.2.Zone 1 $15.
Zone 2 $23.
Zone 3 $40.
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Wire Nonloaded Loop
Zone 1 $30.
Zone 2 $46.
Zone 3 $79.47
2.4 Loop UnloadinQ $9., 8
Loop Conditionina $22., 8
DiQital Capable Loops
Basic Rate ISDN xDSL-1 Capable ADSL Compatible Loop See-9.2.4
Zone 1 $15.
Zone 2 $23.
Zone 3 $40.
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Wire Extension Technology $22.
2.4 Loop Installation Charges for 2 & 4 wire Analog Non-Loaded, ADSL Compatible, ISDN BRI See 9.1 &
Capable and xDSL - I Capable Loops where conditioning is not required.
2.4.Basic Installation
2.4.First $11.
2.4.Each Additional $6.
2.4.2 Basic Installation with Performance TestinQ
2.4.First Loop $17.
9.2.4.Each Additional $8.
2.4.Coordinated Installation with Cooperative Testing Project Coordinated Installation
2.4.First Loop $171.
2.4.Each Additional $94.
2.4.4 Coordinated Installation without Cooperative Testing Project Coordinated
Installation
2.4.4.First Loop $59.
2.4.4.Each Additional $53.
2.4.Basic Installation with Cooperative Testing
2.4.First Loop $142.
2.4.5.2 Each Additional S:94.
2.4.Batch Hot Cut
9.2.4.Per Loop Rate $45.41
2.4.IDLC Conversion Work - in addition to the Per Loop Rate above $78.
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Exhibit A
Idaho
Private Line to Unbundled Loop Conversions $34.
Subloop
Wire Distribution Loop (Applies to both Analog and Nonloaded)
First $107.
Each Additional $29.6:0
First & Each Additional 2-Wire Distribution Loop
Zone 1 $11.
Zone 2 $16.
Zone 3 $27.
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Intra-Buildina Cable Loop, Per Pair $0.
No Dispatch, First $51.
No Dispatch, Each Additional $21.
Dispatch, First $98.
3.4 Dispatch, Each Additional $31.
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MTE Terminal Sub loop Access
Subloop MTE - POI Site Inventory, per Request $110.4€
MTE - POI Rearranoement of Facilities ICB
MTE - POI Construction of New SPOI ICB
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Field Connection Point (FCP)
Feasibility Fee Quote Preparation Fee 197.
FCP Reclassification $463.
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Construction Fee ICB
Shared Services
9.4.Intentionally Left Blank $33.
9.4.Line Splittino
9.4.Basic Installation Charoe for Line Splittina $33.
9.4.Loop Splittina
9.4.Basic Installation Charoe for Loop Splittina $33.
9.4.4 OSS, per Line, per Month $3.
9.4.Reclassification Charae ICB
9.4.Splitter Shelf Charae $4.$503.7:0
9.4.Splitter TIE Cable Connections
9.4.Splitter in the Common Area--Data to 410 block $3.689.
9.4.Splitter in the Common Area-Data direct to CLEC $3.850.
9.4.Splitter on the IDF - Data to 410 Block $0.$834.
9.4.7.4 Splitter on the IDF - Data direct to CLEC $1.623.47
9.4.Splitter on the MDF-Data to 410 block $0.$861.
9.4.Splitter on the MDF - Data direct to CLEC $2.922.42
9.4.Enaineerina 079.
Network Interface Device INID)$0.$52.
Unbundled Dedicated Interoffice Transport IUDIT)
DSO UDIT (Recurrina Fixed De, Mile)$241.
Over 0 to 8 Miles $24.$0.
Over 8 to 25 Miles $24.$0.
Over 25 to 50 Miles $24.$0.
1.4 Over 50 Miles $24.$0.
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Exhibit A
Idaho
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UDIT DSO Channel Performance
6.7.DSO UDIT Low Side Channelization $13.
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Construction Charges ICB ICB
Miscellaneous Charges
20.Additional Engineering, per Half Hour or fraction thereof
20.Additional Engineering - Basic $31.
20.Additional Enoineerino - Overtime $39.
20.Additional Labor Installation, per Half Hour or fraction thereof
20.2.Additional Labor Installation - Overtime $9.
20.Additional Labor Installation - Premium $18.
20.Additional Labor Other, per Half Hour or fraction thereof
20.Additional Labor Other - Basic $27.
20.Additional Labor Other - Overtime $36.
20.Additional Labor Other - Premium $46.
20.4 Testing and Maintenance, per Half Hour or fraction thereof
20.4.Testino and Maintenance - Basic $29.40
20.4.2 Testino and Maintenance - Overtime $38.
9.20.4.Testing and Maintenance - Premium $49.
20.Maintenance of Service, per Half Hour or fraction thereof
20.Maintenance of Service - Basic $28.
20.Maintenance of Service - Overtime $36.
20.Maintenance of Service - Premium $46.
20.Additional Cooperative Acceptance Testino, per Half Hour or fraction thereof
20.Additional Cooperative Acceptance Testina - Basic $29.40
20.Additional Cooperative Acceptance Testing - Overtime $39.
20.Additional Cooperative Acceptance Testino - Premium $49.
9.20.Nonscheduled Cooperative Testing, per Half Hour or fraction thereof
20.Nonscheduled Cooperative Testing - Basic $29.40
20.Nonscheduled Cooperative Testino - Overtime $39.28
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Exhibit A
Idaho
20.Nonscheduled Cooperative Testino- Premium $49.
20.Nonscheduled Manual Testing, per Half Hour or fraction thereof
20.Nonscheduled Manual Testino - Basic $29.40
20.Nonscheduled Manual Testing - Overtime $39.
20.Nonscheduled Manual Testino - Premium $49.
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20.Additional Dispatch $87.
20.Date Change $10.
20.Desion Chanoe $73.
20.Expedite Charoe ICB
20.Cancellation Charge ICB
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23.UNE Combinations - Loop MUX Combo (LMC)
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23.Loop MUX 2-Wire Analoo
23.LMC 2-Wire Installation
23.First $225.
23.6.2.Each Additional $148.
23.Wire Analoo Loop
23.6.2.Zone 1 $15.
23.Zone 2 $23.
23.6.2.Zone 3 $40.
23.Loop MUX 4-Wire Analoo
23.LMC 4-Wire Installation
9.23.First $225.
23.Each Additional $148.
23.Wire Analog Loop
23.Zone 1 $30.
23.3.2.Zone 2 $46.
23.. Zone 3 $79.
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23.D81/ DSO Low Side Channelization $7.47
23.Enhanced Extended Loop (EEL)
23.EEL DSO 2-Wire Analoo
23.EEL 2-Wire Loop Installation
23.First $245.
23.Each Additional $182.
23.Wire Analog Loop
23.Zone 1 $15.
23.2.2 Zone 2 $23.
23.Zone 3 $40.
23.EEL DSO 4-Wire Analoo
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Exhibit A
Idaho
23.EEL 4-Wire Loop Installation
23.First $245.
23.Each Additional $182.
23.Wire Analoa Loop
23.Zone $30.
23.2.2.Zone 2 $46.
23.Zone 3 $79.47
23.Intentionallv Left Blank
23.7.4 Intentionallv Left Blank
23.Intentionally Left Blank
23.Private Line to EEL Conversion $34.
9.23.Intentionally Left Blank
23.EEL Transport
23.DSO (Recurrina Fixed Der Mile)
23.Over 0 to 8 Miles $24.$0.
23.Over 8 to 25 Miles $24.$0.
23.Over 25 to 50 Miles $24.$0.
9.23.1.4 Over 50 Miles $24.$0.
23.Intentionallv Left Blank
23.Intentionallv Left Blank
23.DSO Channel Performance
23.11.DSO Low Side Channelization $13.
23.11.DS1! DSO Low Side Channelization $7.47
23.Concentration Capabilitv ICB
10.0 Ancillarv Services
10.Intentionallv Left Blank
10.9111E911
10.2.911 ! E911 No Charae No Charae
10.White Paaes Directorv Listim~s Facilitv Based Providers
10.Primary Listina No Charae No Charae
10.3.2 Premium ! Privacy Listings General General
Exchange Tariff Exchange Tariff
Rate, Less Rate, Less
Wholesale Wholesale
..Discount Discount
10.Intentionallv Left Blank
10.Directorv Assistance List Information
10.Initial Database Load per Listina $0.025
10.Reload of Database, per Listina $0.020
10.Dailv Updates, per Listina $0.250
10.5.4 One-time Set-Up Fee $73.
10.Media Charaes for File Deliverv
10.Electronic Transmission $0.0020
10.5.2 Tapes (charaes only apply if this is selected as the normal delivery medium for $30.
10.Shippina Charaes (for tape delivery)ICB
10.Intentionallv Left Blank
10.Access to Poles Ducts Conduits and Rights of Wav (ROW)
10.Pole Inquiry Fee, per Inquiry $341.6::
10.Innerduct Inquiry Fee, per Inquiry $233.
10.ROW Inauirv Fee, per Inquiry $378.
10.ROW Document Preparation Fee $122.
10.Field Verification Fee, per Pole $20.4
10.Field Verification Fee, per Manhole $190.
10.Planner Verification, per Manhole $16.
10.Manhole Verification Inspector, per Manhole $92.
Qwest Idaho SGA T Third Revision Exhibit A 5th Amended April 26, 2004 Page 11 of 12
Exhibit A
Idaho
$2.
$0.
er Order $5.
12.$1.40
12.$0.000419
12.4 See 9.
17.0 Bona Fide Re uest Process
17.Processin Fee 851.
NOTES:
Unless otherwise indicated, all rates are pursuant to Idaho Public Utilities Commission Dockets:
A AT&T Arbitration Docket USW-96-, Order No 27738, effective September 17, 1998.
B Cost Docket QWE-01-, Order No. 29408 (January 5 2004) rates effective January 5 2004.
# Voluntary Rate Reduction, Docket USW-00-, effective 6/10/02. Reductions reflected in the 5/24/02 Exhibit
## Second Voluntary Rate Reduction, Docket USW-00-, effective 6/7/02. Reductions reflected in the 7/10/02 Exhibit A.
### Third Voluntary Rate Reduction, Docket USW-00-, effective 12/16/02, Reductions reflected in the 10/16/02 Exhibit A
(1) TELRIC rates proposed in Cost Docket testimony filed on November 12, 2003
(2) Market-based rates.
(3)ICB, Individual Case Basis pricing.
(4) The State of Idaho has retained the oversight on these rates. These rates are not under the jurisdiction of the FCC.
(5) FCC ordered rates pursuant to the FCC's Order on Remand and Report and Order (Intercarrier Compensation for ISP-Bound Traffic) CC Docket 01-131 (FCC
ISP Order), effective June 14, 200.
(6) Effective August 1 , 2003, Qwest will no longer bill the recurring and nonrecurring charges for Channel Regeneration. Qwest reserves the right to revert back to
the contracutal rate only after appropriate notice is given.
(7) The preliminary Quote Preparation Fees (QPF) are included in the space construction charges. Upon completion of the collocation construction, the QPF will
be credited to the final space construction charge for the virtual, caged or cageless collocation job. These engineering and planning charges are also included
in the Virtual, Caged and Cage less Quote Preparation Fees.
(8) The Cable Unloading / Bridge Tap Removal charge does not apply until further notice.
(9) Qwest is voluntarily reducing this rate in order to keep rate relationship with the Fiber Transport "per Pair" rate element.
(10) Qwest has not implemented this UNE rate or charge in its billing system but reserves the right to assess such a charge in the future.
(11) All technically feasible Vertical Switch Features are available with compatible unbundled switch ports. No monthly recurring charge applies for Basic Vertical
Switch Features. Only basic Vertical Switch Features with nonrecurring charges are listed. Nonrecurring charges are applicable whenever a feature is added -
whether on new installation, conversion, or change order activity. Vertical Switch Features not listed are included in the cost of the switch port and have a rate
of zero for both recurring and nonrecurring charges.
(12) The Premium Port monthly recurring charge applies in addition to the Analog or Digital Line Side Port recurring charges when Premium Features are ordered
with analog or digital ports.
Owest Idaho SGA t Third Revision Exhibit A 5th Amended April 26, 2004 Page 12 of 12
Qwe
Spirit of Service
Service Performance Indicator Definitions (PI D)
14-State 271 PID Version 8.
QWEST'S SERVICE PERFORMANCE INDICATOR DEFINITIONS (PID)
14-State 271 PID Version 8.
Introduction
Owest will report performance results for the service performance indicators defined herein.. Owest will report
separate performance results associated with the services it provides to Competitive Local Exchange Carriers
(CLECs) in aggregate (except as noted herein), to CLECs individually and, as applicable, to Owest's retail
customers in aggregate. Within these categories, performance results related to service provisioning and
repair will be reported for the products listed in each definition. Reports for CLECs individually will be subject
to agreements of confidentiality and/or nondisclosure.
The definitions in this version of the PID apply in the 14 states of Owest's local service region: Arizona
Colorado 'daho , Iowa , Minnesota, Montana , Nebraska , New Mexico , North Dakota , Oregon, South Dakota
Utah , Washington and Wyoming. Individual state Performance Assurance Plans may specify and apply state
specific variatiOns from the Performance Measure definitions and/or standards contained herein.
Owest Idaho SGAT Third Revision, Seventh Amended Exhibit B November 30 , 2004 Page i
Qwest's Service Performance Indicator Definitions
Table of Contents
ELECTRONIC GATEWAY AVAILABILITY ...........................................................................
GA-1 - Gateway Availability - IMA-GUI ..............................................................................
GA-2 - Gateway Availability - IMA-EDI ......................................................,.......................
GA-3 - Gateway Availability - EB- T A .................................................................................
GA-4 - System Availability - EXACT..................................................................................
GA-6 - Gateway Availability - GUI -- Repair.......................................................................
GA-7 - Timely Outage Resolution following Software Releases.........................................
P RE-O RD E RIORDE R.............. .............................................................................................. 7
PO-1 - Pre-Order/Order Response Times.......................................................................... 7
PO-2 - Electronic Flow-through "
"""..................................
PO-3 - LSR Rejection Notice Interval...............................................................................
PO-4 - LSRs Rejected ......................................................................................................
PO-5 - Firm Order Confirmations (FOCs) On Time ..........................................................
PO-6 - Work Completion Notification Timeliness............................................................ ..
PO- 7 - Billing Completion Notification Timeliness........................................................... .
PO-8 - Jeopardy Notice Interval .......................................................................................
PO-9 - Timely Jeopardy Notices.......................................................................................
PO-15 - Number of Due Date Changes per Order ...........................................................
PO-16 - Timely Release Notifications.......................................................................... .
PO-19 - Stand-Alone Test Environment (SATE) Accuracy ...............................................
PO-20 (Expanded) - Manual Service Order Accuracy ......................................................
ORDERI NG AN D PROVISIONI NG ............
............................ .......... .................................. ..
OP-2 - Calls Answered within Twenty Seconds - Interconnect Provisioning Center........
OP-3 - Installation Commitments Met...............................................................................
OP-4 - Installation Interval................................................................................................
OP-5 - New Service Quality..............................................................................................
OP-6 - Delayed Days........................................................................................................
OP-7 - Coordinated "Hot Cut" Interval- Unbundled Loop ................................................
OP-8 - Number Portability Timeliness............................................................................. .
OP-13 - Coordinated Cuts On Time - Unbundled Loop ...................................................
OP-15 -Interval for Pending Orders Delayed Past Due Date...........................................
OP-17 - Timeliness of Disconnects associated with LNP Orders .....................................
MAl NTENANC E AN D REP AI R . .
.. ...... ... ... ...... ........ ...:.. .............. ...... ............. ... .... ....... ....... .
MR-2 - Calls Answered within 20 Seconds -Interconnect Repair Center........................
MR-3 - Out of Service Cleared within 24 Hours................................................................
MR-4 - All Troubles Cleared within 48 hours ....................................................................
MR-5 - All Troubles Cleared within 4 hours.............. ............".. ....................................... .
MR-6 - Mean Time to Restore........................................... .
............................................. .
MR-7 - Repair Repeat Report Rate ..................................................................................
MR-8 - Trouble Rate.........................................................................................................
MR-9 - Repair Appointments Met .....................................................................................
MR-10 - Customer and Non-Qwest Related Trouble Reports ..........................................
MR-11 - LNP Trouble Reports Cleared within 24 Hours ...................................................
B ILL IN G ............................................................................................................................... fS()
BI-1 - Time to Provide Recorded Usage Records .....................................
........... ............
Owest Idaho SGAT Third Revision, Seventh Amended Exhibit B November 30 2004 Page ii
Table of Contents (continued)
BI-2 -Invoices Delivered within 10 Days ..........................................................................
BI-3 - Billing Accuracy - Adjustments .for Errors .........................
.......................................
BI-4 - Billing Completeness ..............................................................................................
DATABASE U PDA TES .....
............... ........ ...... ...... ... ............... ......... .......... .... ............ ......... .
DB-1 - Time to Update Databases....................................................................................
DB-2 - Accurate Database Updates .................................................................................
DI RECTORY ASSIST ANC E . ... ....
..... ... ..... ... ......................... ......... ............... .... ................. ..
DA-1 - Speed of Answer - Directory Assistance ..............................................................
0 PERA TOR S ERVIC ES ... ........ ..... ....
............ ......... ......... .... ...... ... ..... ...
0......... ................. ....
OS-1 - Speed of Answer - Operator Services.................................................................. 88
NETWORK PERFORMANC E.. .....
..... .......... ...... ...... .... .............. ........ ...... .......... ................ ..
NI-1 - Trunk Blocking ........................................................................................................
NP-1 - NXX Code Activation.............................................................................................
CO L. L. DCA TI 0 N ................................................................................................................... 9~
CP-1 - Collocation Completion Interval.............................................................................
CP-2 - Collocations Completed within Scheduled Intervals..............................................
CP-3 - Collocation Feasibility Study Interval.....................................................................
CP-4 - Collocation Feasibility Study Commitments Met .................................................100
D EFI N ITION OF TERMS... ...
.... ......... ....... ... ........................ ............. .......... .... ......... ....... ...
101
G L.OSSARY OF AC RONYMS
.............. ............. .......... ~.... ... ...... ........... .... ...... ........... ..... ...
105
AP PEN DIX A...... ...... ... ..........
............. .................. ... ....................... ... ............. ....... ............
107
Feature Detail........................................................................................,.........................107
Owest Idaho SGAT Third Revision , Seventh Amended Exhibit B November 30 2004 Page iii
Electronic Gateway Availability
GA-1 - Gateway Availability - IMA-GUI
Purpose:
Evaluates the quality of CLEC access to the IMA-GUI electronic gateway and one associated system
focusing on the extent they are actually available to CLECs.
Description:
GA-1A: Measures the availability of the IMA-GUI (Interconnect Mediated Access- Graphical User
Interface), and reports the percentage of Scheduled Availability Time the IMA-GUI interface is
available for view and/or input.
Scheduled Up Time hours for preorder, order, and provisioning transactions are based on the
currently published hours of availability found on the following website:
http://www.qwest.com/wholesale/cmp/ossHours. html.
GA-1D: Measures the availability of the SIA system , which facilitates access for the IMA-GUI interface
and the IMA-EDI interface (see GA-2), and reports the percentage of scheduled time the SIA
system is available. Scheduled availability times will be no less than the same hours as listed for
IMA-GUI and IMA-EDI.
. Time Gateway is Available to CLECs is equal to Scheduled Availability Time minus Outage Time.
Scheduled Availability Time is equal to Scheduled Up Time minus Scheduled Down Time.
Scheduled Down Time is time identified and communicated that the interface is not available due to
maintenance and/or upgrade work. Notification of Scheduled Down Time for routine maintenance
and/or upgrade work will be provided no less than 48 hours in advance.
. An outage is a critical or serious loss of functionality, attributable to the specified gateway or
component (Le., IMA-GUI , SIA), affecting Owest's ability to serve its customers. An outage is
determined by Owest technicians through the use of verifiable data , collected from the affected
customer(s) and/or from mechanized event management systems.
Reporting Period: One month
Reporting Comparisons: CLEC aggregate
results
Unit of Measure: Percent
Disaggregation Reporting: Region-wide level.
Results will be reported as follows:
GA-1A IMA Graphical User Interface Gateway
GA-1D SIA system
Formula:
((Number of Hours and Minutes Gateway is Available to CLECs During Reporting Period) + (Number of
Hours and Minutes of Scheduled Availability Time During Reporting Period)) x 100
Exclusions: None
Product Reporting: None Standard:99.25 percent
Availability:Notes:
Available
Owest Idaho SGAT Third Revision , Seventh Amended Exhibit B November 30, 2004 Page
GA-2 - Gateway Availability -IMA-EDI
Purpose:
Evaluates the quality of CLEC access to the IMA-EDI electronic gateway, focusing on the extent the
gateway is actually available to CLECs.
Description:
Measures the availability of IMA-EDI (Interconnect Mediated Access - Electronic Data Interchange)
interface and reports the percentage of scheduled availability time the IMA-EDllnterface is available
for view and/or input All times during which the interface is scheduled to be operating during the
reporting period are measured.
Scheduled Up Time hours for IMA-EDI based on the currently published hours of availability found
on the following website: http://www.qwestcom/wholesale/cmp/ossHours.html. Time Gateway is
Available to CLECs is equal to Scheduled Availabil~ty Time minus Outage Time.
Scheduled Availability Time is equal to Scheduled Up Time minus Scheduled Down Time.
Scheduled Down Time is time identified and communicated that the interface is not available due
to maintenance and/or upgrade work. Notification of Scheduled Down Time for routine
maintenance and/or upgrade work will be provided no less than 48 hours in advance.
. An outage is a critical or serious loss of functionality, attributable to the specified gateway or
component (Le., IMA-EDI), affecting Owest's ability to serve its customers. An outage is
determined by Owest technicians through the use of verifiable data, collected from the affected
customer(s) and/or from mechanized event management systems.
Reporting Period: One month
Reporting Comparisons: CLEC
aggregate results
Formula:
((Number of Hours and Minutes Gateway is Available to CLECs During Reporting Period) -T (Number
of Hours and Minutes of Scheduled Availability Time During Reporting Period) ) x 100
Unit of Measure: Percent
Disaggregation Reporting: Region-wide level.
(See GA-1D for reportinq of SIA system availabilitv.
Exclusions: None
Product Reporting: None Standard:99.25 percent
Availability:Notes:
Available
Owest Idaho SGAT Third Revision, Seventh Amended Exhibit B November 30, 2004 Page 2
GA-3 - Gateway Availability - EB-
Purpose:
Evaluates the quality of CLEC access to the EB- T A interface, focusing on the extent the gateway is
actually available to CLECs.
Description:
Measures the availability of EB-TA (Electronic Bonding - Trouble Administration) interface and reports
the percentage of scheduled availability time the EB-TA Interface is available.
Scheduled Up Time hours are based on the currently published hours of availability found on the
following website: http://www.qwestcom/wholesale/cmp/ossHours.html.
Time Gateway is Available to CLECs is equal to Scheduled Availability Time minus Outage Time.
Scheduled Availability Time is equal to Scheduled Up Time minus Scheduled Down Time.
Scheduled Down Time is time identified and communicated that the interface is not available due
to maintenance and/or upgrade work. Notification of Scheduled Down Time for routine
maintenance and/or upgrade work will be provided no less than 48 hours in advance.
An outage is a critical or serious loss of functionality, attributable to the specified gateway or
component (i.e., EB-TA), affecting Owest's ability to serve its customers. An outage is determined
by Owest technicians through the use of verifiable data, collected from the affected customer(s)
and/or from mechanized event management systems.
Reporting Period: One month Unit of Measure: Percent
Reporting Comparisons: CLEC aggregate results Disaggregation Reporting: Region-wide level.
Formula:
((Number of Hours and Minutes Gateway is Available to CLECs During Reporting Period) -T (Number
of Hours and Minutes of Scheduled Availability During Reporting Period)) x 100
Exclusions: None
Product Reporting: None Standard:99.25 percent
Availability:Notes:
Available
Owest Idaho SGA T Third Revision , Seventh Amended Exhibit B November 30, 2004 Page 3
GA-4 - System Availability EXACT
Purpose:
Evaluates the quality of CLEC batch access to the EXACT electronic access service request system
focusing on the extent the system is actually available to CLECs.
Description:
Measures the availability of EXACT system and reports the percentage of scheduled availability time
the EXACT system is available.
Scheduled Up Time hours are based on the currently published hours of availability found on the
following website: http://www.qwestcom/wholesale/cmp/ossHours.html.
Time System is Available to CLECs is equal to Scheduled Availability Time minus Outage Time.
Scheduled Availability Time is equal to Scheduled Up Time minus Scheduled Down Time.
Scheduled Down Time is time identified and communicated that the system is not available due to
maintenance and/or upgrade work. Notification of Scheduled Down Time for routine maintenance
and/or upgrade work will be provided no less than 48 hours in advance.
An outage is a critical or serious loss of functionality, attributable to the specified gateway or
component (Le., EXACT), affecting Owest's ability to serve its customers. An outage is
determined by Owest technicians through the use of verifiable data, collected from the affected
customer(s) and/or from mechanized event management systems.
Reporting Period: One month Unit of Measure: Percent
Reporting Comparisons: CLEC aggregate results Disaggregation Reporting: Region-wide level.
Formula:
((Number of Hours and Minutes EXACT is Available to CLECs During Reporting Period) + (Number of
Hours and Minutes of Scheduled Availability During Reporting Period)) x 100
Exclusions: None
Product Reporting: None Standard:99.25 percent
Availability:Notes:
Available
Owest Idaho SGAT Third Revision , Seventh Amended Exhibit B November 30,2004 Page 4
GA-6 - Gateway Availability GUI -- Repair
Purpose:
Evaluates the quality of CLEC access to the GUI Repair electronic gateway, focusing on the extent the
gateway is actually available to CLECs.
Description:
Measures the availability of the GUI (Graphical User Interface) repair electronic interface and reports
the percentage of scheduled availability time the interface is available for view and/or input All times
during which the interface is scheduled to be operating during the reporting period are measured.
Scheduled Up Time" hours are based on the currently published hours of availability found on the
following website: http://www.qwestcom/wholesale/cmp/ossHours.html.
. Time Gateway is Available to CLECs is equal to Scheduled Availability Time minus Outage Time.
Scheduled Availability Time is equal to Scheduled Up Time minus Scheduled Down Time.
Scheduled Down Time is time identified and communicated that the interface is not available due
to maintenance and/or upgrade work. Notification of Scheduled Down Time for routine
maintenance and/or upgrade work will be provided no less than 48 hours in advance.
. An outage is a critical or serious loss of functionality, attributable to the specified gateway or
component (Le., GUI-Repair), affecting Owest's ability to serve its customers. An outage is
determined by Owest technicians through the use of verifiable data, collected from the affected
customer(s) and/or from mechanized event management systems.
Reporting Period: One month
Reporting Comparisons: CLEC
aqqreqate results
Formula:
(Number of Hours and Minutes Gateway is Available to CLECs During Reporting Period + Number of
Hours and Minutes of Scheduled Availability Time During Reporting Period) x 100
Unit of Measure: Percent
Disaggregation Reporting: Region-wide level.
Exclusions: None
Product Reporting: None Standard:99.25 percent
Availability:Notes:
Available
Owest Idaho SGA T Third Revision , Seventh Amended Exhibit B November 30, 2004 Page 5
GA-7 - Timely Outage Resolution following Software Releases
Purpose:
Measures the timeliness of resolution of gateway or system outages attributable to software releases for
specified OSS interfaces, focusing on GLEe-affecting software releases involving the specified gateways
or systems.
Description:
Measures the percentage of gateway or system outages, which are attributable to OSS system
software releases and which occur within two weeks after the implementation of the OSS system
software releases, that are resolved NOTE 1 within 48 hours of detection by the Owest monitoring group
or reporting by a GLEe/co-provider.
Includes software releases associated with the following OSS interfaces in Owest: IMA-GUI , IMA-
EDI , and CEMR, Exchan~e Access, Control , & Tracking (EXACT)NOTE 2, Electronic Bonding- Trouble
Administration (EB - T A) OTE 3
. An outage for this measurement is a critical or serious loss of functionality, attributable to the
specified gateway or component, affecting Owest's ability to serve its customers or data loss NOTE 4
the Owest side of the interface. An outage is determined by Owest technicians through the use of
verifiable data, collected from the affected customer(s) and/or from mechanized event management
systems.
. The outage resolution time interval considered in this measurement starts at the time Owest's
monitoring group detects a failure, or at the date/time of the first transaction sent to Owest that cannot
be processed (i.e. lost data), and ends with the time functionality is restored or the lost data is
recovered.
Reporting Period: Monthly
Reporting Comparisons: CLEC Aggregate
Unit of Measure: Percent
Disaggregation Reporting: Region-wide level.
Formula:
((Total outages detected within two weeks of a Software Release that are resolved within 48 hours of the
time Owest detects the outage) ~ (Total number of outages detected within two weeks of Software
Releases resolved in the Reporting Period)) x 100
Exclusions:
Outages in releases prior to any CLEC migrating to the release.
Duplicate reports attributable to the same software defect.
Product Reporting: None Standards:
Volume = 1-20: 1 miss
Volume
:::-
20: 95%
Availability:
Available
Notes:
1. "Resolved" means that service is restored to the reporting CLEC, as
experienced by the CLEC.
2. EXACT is a Telecordia system. Only releases for changes initiated by
Owest for hardware or connectivity will be included in this measurement.
3. Outages reported under EB-TA are the same as outages in MEDIACC.
4. For data loss to be considered for GA-, a functional acknowledgement
must have been provided for the data in question (e., EDI 997, LSR 10
or trouble ticket number).
Owest Idaho SGAT Third Revision, Seventh Amended Exhibit B November 30 2004 Page 6
Pre-Order/Order
PO-1 - Pre-Order/Order Response Times
Purpose:
Evaluates the timeliness of responses to specific preordering/ordering queries for CLECs through the use of
Owest's Operational Support Systems (OSS). Owest's OSS are accessed through the specified gateway
interface.
Description:
PO-1A & PO-1 B:
Measures the time interval between query and response for specified pre-orderlorder transactions through the
electronic interface.
Measurements are made using a system that simulates the transactions of requesting. pre-
ordering/ordering information from the underlying existing OSS. These simulated transactions are made
through the operational production interfaces and existing systems in a manner that reflects, in a
statistically-valid manner, the transaction response times experienced by CLEC service representatives in
the reporting period.
. The time interval between query and response consists of the period from the time the transaction request
was "sent" to the time it is "received" via the gateway interface.
. A query is an individual request for the specified type of information.
PO-1C:
Measures the percentage of all IRTM Oueries measured by PO-1A & 1 B transmitted in the reporting
period that timeout before receiving a response.
PO-1D:
Measures the average response time for a sampling of rejected queries across preorder transaction types.
The response time measured is the time between the issuance of a pre-ordering transaction and the
receipt of an error message associated with a "rejected query." A rejected query is a transaction that
cannot be successfully processed due to the provision of incomplete or invalid information by the sender
which results in an error message back to the sender. NOTE 1
Reporting Period: One month Unit of Measure:
PO-, PO-1 B , & PO-1 0: Seconds
PO-1 C: Percent
Owest Idaho SGAT Third Revision , Seventh Amended Exhibit B November 30, 2004 Page 7
PO-1 - Pre-Order/Order Response Times (continued)
Reporting
Comparisons:
CLEC aggregate.
Disaggregation Reporting: Region-wide level. Results are reported as follows:
PO-1A Pre-Order/Order Response Time for IMA-GUI
PO-1 B Pre-Order/Order Response Time for IMA-EDI
Results are reported separately for each of the following transaction types: NOTE 2
1. Appointment Scheduling (Due Date Reservation, where appointment is required)2. Service Availability Information3. Facility Availability4. Street Address Validation
5. Customer Service Records6. Telephone Number
7. Loop Oualification Tools NOTE 3
8. Resale of Owest DSL Oualification9. Connecting Facility Assignment NOTE 4
10. Meet Point Inquiry NOTE 5
For PO-1A (transactions via IMA-GUI), in addition to reporting total response time
response times for each of the above transactions will be reported in two parts: (a) time
to access the request screen, and (b) time to receive the response for the specified
transaction. For PO-1A 6, Telephone Number, a third part (c) accept screen , will be
reported.
For PO-1 B (transactions via IMA-EDI), request/response will be reported as a combined
number.
PO-1C Results for PO-1C will be reported according to the gateway interface used:1. Percent of Preorder Transactions that Timeout IMA-GUI2. Percent of Preorder Transactions that Timeout IMA-EDI
PO-1D Results for PO-1 0 will be reported according to the gateway interface used:1. Rejected Response Times for IMA-GUI2. Rejected Response Times for IMA-EDI
Formula:
PO-1 A & PO-1 B L((Ouery Response Date & Time) - (Ouery Submission Date & Time)) + (Number of
Oueries Submitted in Reporting Period)
PO-1 C
PO-1 0
((Number of IRTM Oueries measured by PO-1A & 1 B that Timeout before receiving
response) + (Number of IRTM Oueries Transmitted in Reporting Period)) x 100
L((Rejected Ouery Response Date & Time) - (Ouery Submission Date & Time))
(Number of Rejected Ouery Transactions Simulated by IRTM)
Exclusions:
PO-1A & PO-1 B:
Rejected requests/errors, and timed out transactions
PO-1 C:
Rejected requests and errors
PO-1D:
Timed out transactions
Owest Idaho SGAT Third Revision , Seventh Amended Exhibit B November 30,2004 Page 8
PO-1 - Pre-Order/Order Response Times (continued)
Product Reporting: None Standards:
Total Response Time:
1. Appointment Scheduling2. Service Availability
Information3. Facility Availability4. Street Address Validation
5. Customer Service Records
6. Telephone Number
7. Loop Oualification Tools
NOTE' 3
8. Resale of Owest DSL
Oualification9. Connecting Facility
Assignment
10. Meet Point Inquiry
IMA-GUI
.:: 10 seconds
.::25 seconds
.::25 seconds
.:: 10 seconds
.::12.5 seconds
.::10 seconds
~ 20 seconds 7
~ 20 seconds 7
~ 25 seconds
~ 30 seconds
IMA-EDI
.::10 seconds
.::25 seconds
.::25 seconds
.::10 seconds
.::12.5 seconds
.::10 seconds
~ 20 seconds
~ 20 seconds
~ 25 seconds
~ 30 seconds
Diagnostic
PO-1C-
PO-1C-
PO-1D-1 & 2
Notes:1. Rejected query types used in PO-1D are those developed for internal
Owest diagnostic purposes.
2. As additional transactions, currently done manually, are mechanized
they will be measured and added to or included in the above list of
transactions, as applicable.3. Results based on a weighted combination of ADSL Loop Oualification
and Raw Loop Data Tool.4. Results based on Connecting Facility Assignment by Unit Ouery.5. Results based on meet Point Ouery, POTS Splitter option for Shared
loops.
6. Times reflect non-complex services, including residential, simple
business, or POTS account. Does not include ADSL or accounts~25
lines.
7. Benchmark applies to response time only. Request time and Total
time will also be reported.
Availability:
Available
Owest Idaho SGAT Third Revision, Seventh Amended Exhibit B November 30, 2004 Page 9
PO-2 - Electronic Flow-through
Purpose:
Monitors the extent Owest's processing of CLEC Local Service Requests (LSRs) is completely
electronic, focusing on the degree that electronically-transmitted LSRs flow directly to the service
order processor without human intervention or without manual retyping.
Description:
PO-2A - Measures the percentage of all electronic LSRs that flow from the specified electronic
gateway interface to the Service Order Processor (SOP) without any human intervention.
Includes all LSRs that are submitted electronically through the specified interface during the
reporting period , subject to exclusions specified below.
PO-2B - Measures the percentage of all flow-through-eligible LSRs NOTE 1 that flow from the specified
electronic gateway interface to the SOP without any human intervention.
Includes all flow-through-eligible LSRs that are submitted electronically through the specified
interface during the reporting period , subject to exclusions specified below.
Reporting Period: One month Unit of Measure: Percent
Reporting Comparisons: CLEC
aggregate , individual CLEC
Disaggregation Reporting: Statewide level (per multi-
state system serving the state).
Results for PO-2A and PO-2B will be reported.
according to the gateway interface* used to submit the
LSR:
LSRs received via IMA-GUI
LSRs received via IMA-EDI
CO also reports an aggregate of IMA-GUI and IMA-EDI
results.
Formula:
PO-2A = ((Number of Electronic LSRs that pass from the Gateway Interface to the SOP without
human intervention) -T (Total Number of Electronic LSRs that pass through the Gateway
Interface)) x 100
PO-2B = ((Number of flow-through-eligible Electronic LSRs that actually pass from the Gateway
Interface to the SOP without human intervention) -T (Number of flow-through-eligible
Electronic LSRs received through the Gateway Interface)) x 100
Exclusions:
Rejected LSRs and LSRs containing GLEe-caused non-fatal errors.
Non-electronic LSRs (e., via fax or courier).
Records with invalid product codes.
Records missing data essential to the calculation of the measurement per the PID.
Duplicate LSR numbers. (Exclusion to be eliminated upon implementation of IMA capability to
disallow duplicate LSR #'
Invalid start/stop dates/times.
Owest Idaho SGAT Third Revision , Seventh Amended Exhibit B November 30 2004 Page 10
PO-2 - Electronic Flow-through (continued)
Product Reporting:
Resale
Unbundled Loops (with or
without Local Number
Portability)
Local Number Portability
. UNE-P (POTS) and UNE-
(Centrex 21)
Line Sharing
Availability:
Available (except as
follows):
Combined reporting
of UNE-P (POTS)
and UNE-P (Centrex
21) - beginning with
Jul 04 data on the
Aug 04 report.
Line Sharing -
beginning with Jul 04
data on the Aug 04
report
Standards:
PO-2A:
CO: CO PO-2B benchmarks minus 10 percent NOTE 2
All Other States: Diagnostic
PO-2B: NOTE
Resale:
Unbundled Loops:
LNP:
UNE-P (POTS & Centrex 21):
Line Sharing:
95%
85%
95%
95%
Diagnostic NU II: ,j
Notes:
1. The list of LSR types classified as eligible for flow through is contained in
the "LSRs Eligible for Flow Through" matrix. This matrix also includes
availability for enhancements to flow through. Matrix will be distributed
through the CMP process.2. In Colorado the standard for PO-2 is considered met if the standard for
either PO-2A or PO-2B is met. For both PO-2A and PO-, the
benchmark percentages shown apply to the aggregations of PO-2A-1 and
PO-2A-2 (i.e., the combined PO-2A result) and of PO-2B-1 and PO-2B-
(i.e., the combined PO-2B result).
3. The standard and future disaggregated reporting of the Line Sharing
product is TBD, pending resolution of TRO issues.
Owest Idaho SGAT Third Revision , Seventh Amended Exhibit B November 30,2004 Page 11
PO-3 - LSR Rejection Notice Interval
Purpose:
Monitors the timeliness with which Owest notifies CLECs that electronic and manual LSRs were
rejected.
Description:
Measures the interval between the receipt of a Local Service Request (LSR) and the rejection of the
LSR for standard categories of errors/reasons.
Includes all LSRs submitted through the specified interface that are rejected during the reporting
period.
Standard reasons for rejections are: missing/incomplete/mismatching/unintelligible information
duplicate request or LSR/PON (purchase order number), no separate LSR for each account
telephone number affected , no valid contract, no valid end user verification , account not working In
Owest territory, service-affecting order pending, request is outside established parameters for
service, and lack of CLEC response to Owest question for clarification about the LSR.
Included in the interval is time required for efforts by Owest to work with the CLEC to avoid the
necessity of rejecting the LSR.
With hours: minutes reporting, hours counted are (1) business hours for manual rejects (involving
human intervention) and (2) published Gateway Availability hours for auto-rejects (involving no
human intervention). Business hours are defined as time during normal business hours of the
Wholesale Delivery Service Centers, except for PO-3C in which hours .counted are workweek
clock hours. Gateway Availability hours are based on the currently published hours of availability
found on the following website: http://www.qwestcom/wholesale/cmp/ossHours.html.
Reporting Period: One month Unit of Measure:
PO-3A-, PO-3B-1 & PO-3C - Hrs: Mins.
PO-3A-2 & PO-3B-2 - Mins: Secs.
Disaggregation Reporting:
Results for this indicator are reported according to the gateway interface
used to submit the LSR:
. PO-3A-, LSRs received via IMA-GUI and rejected manually:
Statewide
. PO-3A -, LSRs received via IMA-GUI and auto-rejected: Region
wide
. PO-3B-, LSRs received via IMA-EDI and rejected manually:
Statewide
. PO-3B -, LSRs received via IMA-EDI and auto-rejected: Region
wide
. PO-, LSRs received via facsimile: Statewide
Reporting Comparisons:
CLEC aggregate and
individual CLEC results
Formula:
((Date and time of Rejection Notice transmittal) - (Date and time of LSR receipt)) + (Total number of
LSR Rejection Notifications)
Exclusions:
Records with invalid product codes.
Records missing data essential to the calculation of the measurement per the PID.
Duplicate LSR numbers. (Exclusion to be eliminated upon implementation of IMA capability to
disallow duplicate LSR #'
Invalid start/stop dates/times.
Product Reporting: Not applicable (reported by
ordering interface).
Standards:
. PO-3A-1 and -3B-1: ~ 12 business hours
. PO-3A -2 and -3B -2: ~ 18 seconds
. PO-3C: ~ 24 work week clock
hours
Availability:Notes:
Available
Owest Idaho SGAT Third Revision, Seventh Amended Exhibit B November 30 2004 Page 12
PO-4 - LSRs Rejected
Purpose:
Monitors the extent LSRs are rejected as a percentage of all LSRs to provide information to help
address potential issues that might be raised by the indicator of LSR rejection notice intervals.
Description:
Measures the percentage of LSRs rejected (returned to the CLEC) for standard categories of
errors/reasons.
Includes all LSRs submitted through the specified interface that are rejected or FOC'd during the
reporting period.
Standard reasons for rejections are: missing/incomplete/mismatching/unintelligible information;
duplicate request or LSR/PON (purchase order number); no separate LSR for each account
telephone number affected; no valid contract; no valid end user verification; account not working in
Owest territory; service-affecting order pending; request is outside established parameters for
service; and lack of CLEC response to Owest question for clarification about the LSR.
Reporting Period: One month Unit of Measure: Percent of LSRs
Reporting Comparisons: CLEC aggregate and
individual CLEC results
Disaggregation Reporting:
Results for this indicator are reported according to
the gateway interface used to submit the LSR:
PO-4A-1 LSRs received via IMA-GUI and
rejected manually - Region wide
PO-4A -2 LSRs received via IMA-GUI and
auto-rejected - Region wide
PO-48-1 LSRs received via IMA-EDI and
rejected manually - Region wide
PO-48 -2 LSRs received via IMA-EDI and
auto-rejected - Region wide
PO-4C LSRs received via facsimile
Statewide
Formula:
((Total number of LSRs rejected via the specified method in the reporting period) + (Total of all LSRs
that are received via the specified interface that were rejected or FOC'd in the reporting period)) x 100
Exclusions:
Records with invalid product codes.
Records missing data essential to the calculation of the measurement per the PID.
Duplicate LSR numbers. (Exclusion to be eliminated upon implementation of IMA capability to
disallow duplicate LSR #'
Invalid start/stop dates/times.
Product Reporting: Not applicable (reported by Standard: Diagnostic
ordering interface).
Availability:Notes:
Available
Owest Idaho SGAT Third Revision, Seventh Amended Exhibit 8 November 30 2004 Page 13
PO-5 - Firm Order Confirmations (FOCs) On Time
Purpose:
Monitors the timeliness with which Owest returns Firm Order Confirmations (FOCs) to CLECs in
response to LSRs/ASRs received from CLECs, focusing on the degree to which FOCs are provided
within specified intervals.
Description:
Measures the percentage of Firm Order Confirmations (FOCs) that are provided to CLECs within the
intervals specified under "Standards" below for FOC notifications.
Includes all LSRs/ASRs that are submitted through the specified interface or in the specified
manner (Le., facsimile) that receive an FOC during the reporting period, subject to exclusions
specified below. (Acknowledgments sent separately from an FOC (e., EDI 997 transactions are
not included.
For PO-, the interval measured is the period between the LSR received date/time (based on
scheduled up time) and Owest's response with a FOC notification (notification date and time).
For PO-, 5C, and 50 , the interval measured is the period between the a lication date and time
as defined herein , and Owest's response with a FOC notification (notification date and time).
. "
Fully electronic" LSRs are those (1) that are received via IMA-GUI or IMA-EDI , (2) that involve no
manual intervention, and (3) for which FOCs are provided mechanically to the CLEC. NOTE 2
. "
Electronic/manual" LSRs are received electronically via IMA-GUI or IMA-EDI and involve manual
processing.
. "
Manual" LSRs are received manually (via facsimile) and processed manually.
. ASRs are measured only in business da
. LSRs will be evaluated according to the FOC interval categories shown in the "Standards" section
below, based on the number of lines/services requested on the LSR or, where multiple LSRs from
the same CLEC are related, based on the combined number of lines/services requested on the
related LSRs.
Reporting Period: One month Unit of Measure: Percent
Reporting
Comparisons: CLEC
aggregate and individual
CLEC results
Disaggregation Reporting: Statewide level (per multi-state system
serving the state).
Results for this indicator are reported as follows:
. PO-5A:FOCs provided for full electronic LSRs received via:
- PO-5A-1 IMA-GUI
- PO-5A-2 IMA-EDI
. PO-58:FOCs provided for electronic/manual LSRs received via:
- PO-58-1 IMA-GUI
- PO-58-2 IMA-EDI
. PO-5C:FOCs provided for manual LSRs received via Facsimile.
. PO-50: FOCs provided for ASRs requesting LIS Trunks.
* Each of the PO-, PO-58 and PO-5C measurements listed above
will be further disaggregated as follows:(a) FOCs provided for Resale services and UNE-(b) FOCs provided for Unbundled Loops and specified
Unbundled Network Elements(c) FOCs provided for LNP
Formula:
PO-SA = ((Count of LSRs for which the original FOC's "(FOC Notification Date & Time) - (LSR received
date/time (based on scheduled up time))" is within 20 minutes) + (Total Number of original
FOe. Notifications transmitted for the service category in the reporting period)) x 100
PO-, 5C , & 50 = ((Count of LSRs/ASRs for which the original FOC's "(FOC Notification Date & Time)
- (Application Date & Time)" is within the intervals specified for the service category involved)
+ (Total Number of original FOC Notifications transmitted for the service category in the
reporting periodH x 100
Owest Idaho SGA T Third Revision, Seventh Amended Exhibit 8 November 30, 2004 Page 14
PO-5 - Firm Order Confirmations (FOCs) On Time (continued)
Exclusions:
LSRs/ASRs involving individual case basis (ICB) handling based on quantities of lines, as specified
in the "Standards" section below, or service/request types, deemed to be ects.
Hours on Weekends and holidays. (Except for PO-SA which only excludes hours outside the
scheduled up time).
LSRs with GLEe-requested FOC arrangements different from standard FOe arrangements.
Records with invalid product codes.
Records missing data essential to the calculation of the measurement per the PID.
Duplicate LSR numbers. (Exclusion to be eliminated upon implementation of IMA capability to
disallow duplicate LSR #'
Invalid start/stop dates/times.
Additional PO-50 exclusion:
Records with invalid application or confirmation dates.
Product Reporting: Standards:
For PO-
, -
5B and
5C:
(a) Resale services
UNE-P (POTS)
and UNE-P Centrex
(b) Unbundled Loops
and specified
Unbundled Network
Elements.
(c) LNP
For PO-50: LIS
Trunks.
For PO-SA (all):
For PO-5B (all):
95% within 20 minutes NOTE 2
90% within standard FOC intervals
(specified below)
90% within standard FOC intervals
specified below PLUS 24 hours NOTE 3
85% within eight business days
For PO-5C (manual):
For PO-50 (LIS Trunks):
Standard FOC Intervals for PO-58 and PO-
Product Group NOTE 1
Resale
Residence and Business POTS
ISDN-Basic
Conversion As Is
Adding/Changing features
Add primary directory listing to established loop
Add call appearance
Centrex Non-Design
with no Common Block Configuration
Centrex line feature changes/adds/removals (all)LNP 1-24 linesUnbundled Loops 1-24 loops
2/4 Wire analog
DS3 Capable
Sub-loop 1-24 sub-loops
fincluded in Product Reporting group (b))
Line Sharing/Line Splitting/Loop Splitting
24 shared loops
(included in Product Reporting group (b))
Unbundled Network Element-Platform (UNE-P POTS)
1 - 39 lines
FOC Interval
39 lines
10 lines
24 hours
19 lines
Owest Idaho SGA T Third Revision, Seventh Amended Exhibit B November 30, 2004 Page 15
Resale
Centrex (including Centrex 21 , Non-design
Centrex 21 Basic ISDN , Centrex-Plus
Centron, Centrex Primes) 1-10 lines
With Common Block Configuration required
Initial establishment of Centrex CMS services
Tie lines or NARs activity
Subsequent to initial Common Block
Station lines
Automatic Route Selection
Uniform Call Distribution
Additional numbers
UNE-P Centrex 1-10 lines
UNE-P Centrex 21 1-10 lines
Unbundled Loops with Facility Check(NOTE2, 3) 1 - 24 loops
2/4 wire Non-loaded
ADSL compatible
ISDN capable
XDSL-I capable
DS1 capable
Resale
ISDN-PRI (Trunks)
For PO-5D:
LIS Trunks
Notes:
1. LSRs with quantities above the highest number specified for
each product type are considered 1GB.2. Unbundled Loop with Facility Check can be processed
electronically; however, because this category always carries a
72-hour FOC interval the FOC results for this product will
appear in PO-5B if received electronically or PO-5C if received
manually.3. Unbundled Loop with Facility Check will not add an additional
24 hours to the 72-hour interval if the LSR is submitted
manually.
PO-5 - Firm Order Confirmations (FOCs) On Time (continued)
Resale
ISDN-Basic
Conversion As Specified
New Installs
Address Changes
Change to add Loop
ISDN-PRI (Facility)
PBX
DSO or Voice Grade Equivalent
DS1 Facility
DS3 Facility
LNP
Enhanced Extended Loops (EELs)
(included in Product Reporting group (b))DS1 1-24 circuits
10 lines
24 trunks
25-49 lines
12 trunks
240 trunk circuits
Availability:
Available
Owest Idaho SGAT Third Revision , Seventh Amended Exhibit B November 30 2004
48 hours
72 hours
96 hours
8 business
days
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PO-6 - Work Completion Notification Timeliness
Purpose:
To evaluate the timeliness of Owest issuing electronic notification at an LSR level to GLECs that
provisioning work on all service orders that comprise the CLEC LSR have been completed in the
Service Order Processor and the service is available to the customer.
Description:
PO-6A & 68:
Includes all orders completed in the Owest Service Order Processor that generate completion
notifications in the reporting period, subject to exclusions shown below.
. The start time is the date/time when the last of the service orders that comprise the CLEC LSR is
posted as completed in the Service Order Processor.
. The end time is when the electronic order completion notice is made available (IMA-GUI) NOTE 1 or
transmitted (IMA-EDI) to the CLEC via the ordering interface used to place the local service
request The notification is transmitted at an LSR level when all service orders that comprise the
CLEC LSR are complete.
With hours: minutes reporting, hours counted are during the published Gateway Availability hours.
Gateway Availability hours are based on the currently published hours of availability found on the
foliowinQ website: http://www.qwestcom/wholesale/cmp/ossHours.html.Reporting Period: Unit of Measure:One month PO-6A - 68:
Disaggregation Reporting: Statewide level.
Hrs:Mins
Reporting
Comparisons: CLEC
aggregate and individual
CLEC results.
. PO-6A Notices transmitted via IMA-GUI
. PO-68 Notices transmitted via IMA-EDI
Formula:
For com letion notifications enerated from LSRs received via IMA-GUI:
PO-6A = L((Date and Time Completion Notification made available to CLEC) - (Date and Time the
last of the service orders that comprise the CLEC LSR is completed in the Service Order Processor)) +
(Number of completion notifications made available in reporting period)
For com letion notifications enerated from LSRs received via IMA-EDI:
PO-68 = L((Date and Time Completion Notification transmitted to CLEC) - (Date and Time the last of
the service orders that comprise the CLEC LSR is completed in the Service Order Processor.)) +
(Number of completion notifications transmitted in reporting period)
Exclusions:
PO - 6A & 68:
Records with invalid completion dates.
. LSRs submitted manually (e., via facsimile).
. ASRs submitted via EXACT.
Product Reporting:
PO - 6A & 68 Aggregate reporting for all products ordered through
IMA-GUI and , separately, IMA-EDI (see disaggregation reporting).Availability: Notes:Available 1. The time a notice is "made available" via the IMA-GUI is the time Owest stores
a status update related to the completion notice in the IMA Status Updates
database. When this occurs, the notice can be immediately viewed by the
CLEC using the Status Updates window or by using the LSR Notice Inquiry
function.
Standard:
6 hours
Owest Idaho SGAT Third Revision , Seventh Amended Exhibit 8 November 30 , 2004 Page 17
PO-7 - Billing Completion Notification Timeliness
Purpose:
To evaluate the timeliness with which electronic billing completion notifications are made available or
transmitted to CLECs, focusing on the percentage of notifications that are made available or
transmitted (for CLECs) or posted in the billing system (for Owest retail) within five business da
Description:
PO-7 A & 7B:
This measurement includes all orders posted in the CRIS billing system for which billing completion
notices are made available or transmitted in the reporting period , subject to exclusions shown
below.
Intervals used in this measurement are from the time a service order is completed in the SOP to
the time billing completion for the order is made available or transmitted to the CLEC.
- The time a notice is "made available" via the IMA-GUI consists of the time Owest stores the
completion notice in the IMA Status Updates database. When this occurs, the notice can be
immediately viewed by the CLEC using the Status Updates window.
- The time a notice is "transmitted" via IMA-EDI consists of the time Owest actually transmits the
completion notice via IMA-EDI. Applicable only to those CLECs who are certified and setup to
receive the notices via IMA-EDI.
. The start time is when the completion of the service order is posted in the Owest SOP. The end
time is when , confirming that the order has been posted in the CRIS billing system, the electronic
billing completion notice is made available to the CLEC via the same ordering interface (IMA-GUI
or IMA-EDI) as used to submit the LSR.
Intervals counted in the numerator of these measurements are those that are five business days or
less.
PO-7C:
This measurement includes all retail orders posted in the CRIS Billing system in the reporting
period , subject to exclusions shown below.
Intervals used in this measurement are from the time an order is completed in the SOP to the time
it is posted in the CRIS billing system.
. The start time is when the completion of the order is posted in the SOP. The end time is when the
order is posted in the CRIS billing system.
Intervals counted in the numerator of this measurement are those that are five business days or
less.
Reporting Period: One month Unit of Measure: Percent
Reporting Comparisons:
PO-7 A and -78: CLEC
aggregate and individual CLEC
results.
PO-7C: Owest retail results.
Formula:
For wholesale service orders Owest enerates for LSRs received via IMA:
PO- 7 A = (Number of electronic billing completion notices in the reporting period made available
within five business days of posting complete in the SOP) -T (Total Number of electronic
billing completion notices made available during the reporting period)
(Number of electronic billing completion notices in the reporting period transmitted
within five business days of posting complete in the SOP) -T (Total Number of electronic
billing completion notices transmitted during the reporting period)
Disaggregation Reporting: Statewide level.
. PO-7A Notices made available via IMA-GUI
. PO-78 Notices transmitted via IMA-EDI
PO- 7C 8i11ing system posting completions for Owest Retail
PO-78 =
For service orders Owest enerates for retail customers the retail analo ue for PO-7A & -
PO-7C = (Total number of retail service orders posted in the CRIS billing system in the reporting
period that were posted within 5 business days) -T (Total number of retail service orders
posted in the CRIS billing system in the reporting period)
Owest Idaho SGA T Third Revision, Seventh Amended Exhibit 8 November 30,2004 Page 18
PO-7 - Billing Completion Notification Timeliness (continued)
Exclusions:
PO-, 78 & 7C
Services that are not billed through CRIS, e.g. Resale Frame Relay.
Records with invalid completion dates.
PO-7A & 78
. LSRs submitted manually.
. ASRs submitted via EXACT.
Product Reporting:
Aggregate reporting for all products ordered through IMA-
GUI and, separately, IMA-EDI (see disaggregation
reporting).
Standard:
PO-7A and -78: Parity with PO-
Availability:
Available
Notes:
Owest Idaho SGAT Third Revision, Seventh Amended Exhibit 8 November 30 2004 Page 19
PO-8 - Jeopardy Notice Interval
Purpose:
Evaluates the timeliness of jeopardy notifications, focusing on how far in advance of original due dates
jeopardy notifications are provided to CLECs (regardless of whether the due date was actually
missed).
Description:
Measures the average time lapsed between the date the customer is first notified of an order jeopardy
event and the original due date of the order.
Includes all orders completed in the reporting period that received jeopardy notifications.
Reporting Period: One month Unit of Measure: Average Business da s NU I 1::1
Reporting Comparisons: CLEC
aggregate, individual CLEC and Owest
Retail results
Disaggregation Reporting: Statewide level.
(This measure is reported by jeopardy notification process
as used for the categories shown under Product
Reportinq. )
Formula:
(L(Date of the original due date of orders completed in the reporting period that received jeopardy
notification - Date of the first jeopardy notification) + Total orders completed in the reporting period
that received jeopardy notification)
Exclusions:
Jeopardies done after the original due date is past.
Records involving official company services.
Records with invalid due dates or a lication dates.
Records with invalid completion dates.
Records with invalid product codes.
Records missing data essential to the calculation of the measurement per the PID.Product Reporting: Standards:
A Non-Designed Services Parity with Retail POTS
Unbundled Loops (with or without Parity with Retail POTS
Number Portability)
LIS Trunks
0 UNE-P (POTS)
Parity with Feature Group 0 (FGD) services
Parity with Retail POTS
Availability:
Available
Notes:
1. For PO-8A and -, Saturday is counted as a
business day for all non-dispatched orders for
Resale Residence, Resale Business, and UNE-
(POTS), as well as for the retail analogues
specified above as standards. For dispatched
orders for Resale Residence, Resale Business
and UNE-P (POTS) and for all other products
reported under PO-8B and -, Saturday is
counted as a business day when the service order
is due on Saturday.
Owest Idaho SGAT Third Revision , Seventh Amended Exhibit B November 30,2004 Page 20
PO-9 - Timely Jeopardy Notices
Purpose:
When original due dates are missed , measures the extent to which Owest notifies customers in
advance of jeopardized due dates.
Description:
Measures the percentage of late orders for which advance jeopardy notification is provided.
Includes all inward orders (Change, New, and Transfer order types) assigned a due date by
Owest and which are completed/closed in the reporting period that missed the original due date.
Change order types included in this measurement consist of all C orders representing inward
activit
Missed due date orders with jeopardy notifications provided on or after the original due date is
past will be counted in the denominator of the formula but will not be counted in the numerator.
Reporting Period: One month Unit of Measure: Percent
Reporting Comparisons: CLEC
aggregate, individual CLEC and
Owest Retail results
Formula:
((Total missed due date orders completed in the reporting period that received jeopardy notification in
advance of original due date) -T (Total number of missed due date orders completed in the reporting
period)) x 100
Disaggregation Reporting: Statewide level.
(This measure is reported by jeopardy notification process as
used for the categori.es shown under Product Reporting.
Exclusions:
Orders missed for customer reasons.
Records with invalid product codes.
Records involving official company services.
Records with invalid due dates or a lication dates.
Records with invalid completion dates.
Records with invalid product codes.
Records missing data essential to the calculation of the measurement per the PID.
Product Reporting:
A Non-Designed Services
Unbundled Loops (with or without Number
Portability)
LIS Trunks
0 UNE-P (POTS)
Standards:
Parity with Retail POTS
Parity with Retail POTS
Parity with Feature Group 0 (FGD) Services
Parity with Retail POTS
Availability:Notes:
Available
Owest Idaho SGAT Third Revision, Seventh Amended Exhibit B November 30, 2004 Page 21
PO-15 - Number of Due Date Changes per Order
Purpose:
To evaluate the extent to which Owest changes due dates on orders.
Descri ption:
Measures the average number of Owest due date changes per order.
Includes all inward orders (Change, New, and Transfer order types) that have been assigned a
due date in the reporting period subject to the exclusions below. Change order types for
additional lines consist of all "C" orders representing inward activit
Counts all due date changes made for Owest reasons following assignment of the original due
date.
Reporting Period: One month Unit of Measure: Average Number of Due Date Changes
Reporting Comparisons:Disaggregation Reporting: Statewide level.
CLEC aggregate, individual CLEC, and Owest
retail results.
Formula:
L(Count of Owest due date changes on all orders) -T (Total orders in reporting period)
Exclusions:
Customer requested due date changes.
Records involving official company services.
Records with invalid due dates or a lication dates.
Records with invalid product codes.
Records missing data essential to the calculation of the measurement per the PID.
Product Reporting:Standard:
None Diagnostic
Availability:Notes:
Available
Owest Idaho SGAT Third Revision , Seventh Amended Exhibit B November 30 2004 Page 22
PO-16- Timely Release Notifications
Purpose:
Measures the percent of release notifications for changes to specified OSS interfaces sent by Owest to
CLECs within the intervals and scope specified within the change management plan found on Owest's
Change Management Process , (CMP) website at http://www.qwestcom/whoiesale/cmp/whatiscmp.htmi.
Descri ption:
Measures the percent of release notices that are sent by Owest within the intervals/timeframes
prescribed by the release notification procedure on Owest's CMP website. NOTE 1
Release notices measured are:
Draft Technical Specifications (for App to App interfaces only);
Final Technical Specifications (for App to App interfaces only);
Draft Release Notices (for IMA-GUI interfaces only);
Final Release Notices (for IMA-GUI interfaces only); and
- OSS Interface Retirement Notices. NOTE 2
For the following OSS interfaces:
- IMA-GUI, IMA-EDI;
CEMR;
Exchange Access, Control, & Tracking (EXACT); NOTE 3
Electronic Bonding - Trouble Administration (EB -TA); NOTE 4
lABS and CRIS Summary Bill Outputs; NOTE 5
Loss and Completion Records; NOTE 5
New OSS interfaces (for introduction notices only.) NOTE 6
Also included are notifications for connectivity or system function changes to Resale Product
Database.
Includes OSS interface release notifications by Owest relating to the following products and
service categories: LIS/Interconnection , Collocation, Unbundled Network Elements (UNE),
Ancillary, and Resale Products and Services.
Includes OSS interface release notifications by Owest to CLECs for the following OSS
functions: Pre-Ordering, Ordering, Provisioning, Repair and Maintenance, and Billing.
Includes Types of Changes as specified in the "Owest Wholesale Change Management
Process Document" (Section 4 - Types of Changes).
Includes all OSS interface release notifications pertaining to the above OSS systems , subject to
the exclusions specified below.
Release Notifications sent on or before the date required by the CMP are considered timely. A
release notification "sent date" is determined by the date of the e-mail sent by Owest that provides the
Release Notification. NOTE 7
Release Notifications sent after the date required by the (CMP) are considered untimely. Release
Notifications required but not sent are considered untimely.
Reporting Period: One month
Reporting Comparisons: CLEC Aggregate
Unit of Measure: Percent
Disaggregation Reporting: Region-wide level.
Formula:
((Number of required release notifications for specified OSS interface changes made within the reporting
period that are sent on or before the date required by the change management plan (CMP) + Total
number of required release notifications for specified OSS interface changes 'within reporting period))x100
Exclusions:
Changes to be implemented on an expedited basis (exception to OSS notification intervals) as
mutually agreed upon by CLECs and Owest through the CMP.
Changes where Owest and CLECs agree, through the CMP, that notification is unnecessary.
Owest Idaho SGA T Third Revision , Seventh Amended Exhibit B November 30 2004 Page 23
PO-16 Timely Release Notifications (continued)
Product Reporting:None Standards:
Vol. 1-10: No more than one
untimely notification
Vol. :;:. 10: 92.5% timely notifications
Availability:
Available
Notes:
1. The Owest Wholesale Change Management Process Document specifies the
intervals for release notifications by type of notification. These intervals are
documented in the change management plan.
2. The documents described in section "0 - Retirement of Existing OSS
Interfaces" of the "Owest Wholesale Change Management Process Document"
as "Initial Retirement Notice" and "Final Retirement Notice.
3. EXACT is a Telecordia system. Only release notifications for changes initiated
by Owest for hardware or connectivity will be included in this measurement.
4. EB-TA is the same system as MEDIACC.
5. CRIS , lABS , and Loss and Completions will adhere to the notification intervals
documented in section 8.1 - Changes to Existing Application to Application
Interface.
6. The documents described in section "0 - Introduction of New OSS Interface" of
the "Owest Wholesale Change Management Process Document" as "Initial
Release Announcement and Preliminary Implementation Plan" (new App to App
only), "Initial Interface Technical Specification" (new App to App only), "Final
Interface Technical Specifications (new App to App only), "Release Notification
(new GUI only). CMP notices for "Introduction of a New OSS" are to be included
in this measurement even though the new system is not explicitly listed in the
Description" section of this PID. However, once implemented , the system will
not be added to the measurement for purposes of measuring release, change
and retirement notifications unless specifically incorporated as an authorized
change to the PID.
7. The intervals used to determine timeliness are based on CMP guidelines.
Owest Idaho SGAT Third Revision , Seventh Amended Exhibit B November 30 , 2004 Page 24
PO-19 - Stand-Alone Test Environment (SATE) Accuracy
Purpose:
Evaluates Owest's ability to provide accurate production-like tests to CLECs for testing new releases in
the SATE and production environments and testing between releases in the SATE environment.
Description:
PO-19A
Measures the percentage of test transactions that conform to the test scenarios published in the IMA
EDI Data Document for the Stand Alone Test Environment (SA TE) that are successfully executed
in SATE at the time a new IMA Release is deployed to SATE. In months where no release activity
occurs, measures the percentage of test transactions that conform to the test scenarios published in
the current IMA EDI Data Document-for the Stand Alone Test Environment (SATE) that are
successfully executed in SATE during the between-releases monthly performance test.
Includes one test transaction for each test scenario published in the IMA EDI Data Document for
the Stand Alone Test Environment (SA TE).
Test transactions will be executed for each of the IMA releases supported in SATE utilizing all test
scenarios for each of the current versions of the IMA EDI Data Document for the Stand Alone Test
Environment (SA TE).
The successful execution of a transaction is determined by the Owest Test Engineer according to:
The expected results of the test scenario as described in the IMA EDI Data Document for the
Stand Alone Test Environment (SA TE) and the EDI disclosure document.
The transactions strict adherence to business rules published in Owest's most current IMA EDI
Disclosure Documentation for each release and the associated Addenda. NOTE 1
For this measurement, Owest will execute the test transactions in the Stand-Alone Test Environment.
Release related test transactions will be executed when a full or point release of IMA is installed
in SATE. These transactions will be executed within five business da s of the numbered release
being originally installed in SATE. This five-business day period will be referred to as the "Testing
Window.
Mid-release monthly performance test transactions will be executed in the months when no
Testing Window for a release is completed. These transactions will be executed on the 15 , or
the nearest working day to the 15th of the month , in the months when no release related test
transactions are executed.
Test transaction results will be reported by release and included in the Reporting Period during which
the release transactions or mid-release test transactions are completed.
PO-19B
Validates the extent that SATE mirrors production by measuring the percentage of IMA EDI test
transactions that produce comparable results in SATE and in production.
Transactions counted as producing comparable results are those that return correctly formatted
data and fields as specified in the release s EDI disclosure document and developer worksheets
related to the IMA release being tested.
Comparability will be determined by evaluating the data and fields in each EDI message for the
test transactions against the same data and fields for Preorder queries, LSRs, and
Supplementals, and returned as Ouery Responses, Acknowledgements, Firm Order
Confirmations (FOCs) for flow-through eligible products, and rejects.
Test transactions are executed one time for each new major IMA release within 7 days after the IMA
release.
Test transactions consist of a defined suite of Product/Activity combinations. Owest's three
regions will be represented. NOTE 2
- Pre-order, Order, and Post-order transactions (FOCs for flow-through products) are included.
With respect to the comparability of the structure and content of results from SATE and production
environments, this measurement focuses only on the validity of the structure and the validity of the
content, per developer worksheets and EID mapping examples distributed as part of release
notifications. NOTE 3
Reporting Period:
PO-19A -- One month
PO-19B: -- One month (for those months in
Owest Idaho SGAT Third Revision, Seventh Amended Exhibit B
Unit of Measure:Percent
November 30, 2004 Page 25
PO-19 Stand-Alone Test Environment (SATE) Accuracy (continued)
which release-related test transactions are
completed)
Reporting Comparisons: None Disaggregation Reporting:
PO-19A - Reported separately for each release tested
in the reporting period
PO-19B -- None
Formula:
PO-19A
((Total number of successfully completed SATE test transactions executed for a Software Release or
between-releases performance test completed in the Reporting Period)
-;-
(Total number of SATE test
transactions executed for each Software Release or between-releases performance test completed in
the Reporting Period)) x 100
PO-19B
((Total number of completed IMA EDI test transactions executed in SATE and production that
produce comparable results for each new major IMA Software Release completed in the Reporting
Period)
-;-
(Total number of completed IMA EDI test transactions executed in SATE and production for
each new major IMA Software Release completed in the Reporting Period)) x 100
Exclusions:
For PO-19B:
Transactions that fail due to the unavailability of a content item (e., TN exhaustion in SATE or the
production environment) or a function in the SATE or production environments (e., address
validation query or CSR query) that is unsuccessful due to an outage in systems that interface with
IMA-EDI (e., PREMIS or SIA).
Transactions that fail because of differences between the production and SATE results caused when
an IMA candidate is implemented into IMA and not SATE (Le., where CMP decides not to implement
an IMA candidate in a SATE release: e., the Reject Duplicate LSR candidate in IMA 12.0). This
exclusion does not apply during reporting periods in which there are no differences between
production IMA and SATE caused by SATE releases packaged pursuant to CMP decisions.
Product Reporting: None Standard:
PO-19A - 95% for each release tested
PO-19B - 95%
Notes:1. Transactions that are executed and found to
have inconsistencies with the data and format
rules will be corrected and rerun. Rerun
volumes will not be counted in the denominator
for PO-19. Such corrections and re-executions
are intended to enforce strict adherence to
business rules published in Owest's most
current IMA EDI Data and Disclosure
Documents.
2. The product and activity combinations that
make up the test decks for PO-19B will be
updated after each major IMA software release
and provided to CLECs with the publication of
IMA EDI Draft Interface Technical
Specifications for the next major IMA software
release as defined in the CMP process. All
combinations with EDI transaction volumes
;:.
100 in the previous 12-month period will be
included in the test deck. 75 days prior to the
execution of the test, Owest will run a query
against IMA to determine which combinations
meet the criteria for inclusion (Le., volumes
;:.
100).
Availability:
Available
Owest Idaho SGAT Third Revision, Seventh Amended Exhibit B November 30 2004 Page 26
PO-19 Stand-Alone Test Environment (SATE) Accuracy (continued)
3. The intent of this provision is to avoid including
the effects of circumstances beyond the SATE
environment that could cause differences in
SATE and production results that are not due
to problems in mirroring production. For
example, because of real-time data
manipulation in production, an appointment
availability query transaction in SATE will not
return the same list of available appointments
as in production. Available appointments in
production are fully dependent on real-time
activities that occur there, whereas available
appointments in SATE are based on a pre-
defined list that is representative of production.
Owest Idaho SGA T Third Revision, Seventh Amended Exhibit 8 November 30, 2004 Page 27
PO-20 (Expanded) - Manual Service Order Accuracy
Purpose:
Evaluates the degree to which Owest accurately processes CLECs' Local Service Requests (LSRs), which
are electronically-submitted and manually processed by Owest, into Owest Service Orders, based on
mechanized comparisons of specified LSR-Service Order fields and focusing on the percentage of manually-
processed Service Orders that are accurate/error-free.
Description:
Measures the percentage of manually-processed Owest Service Orders that are populated correctly, in
specified data fields, with information obtained from CLEC LSRs.
Includes only Service Orders created from CLEC LSRs that Owest receives NOTE 1 electronically (via IMA-
GUI or IMA-EDI) and manually processes in the creation of Service Orders, regardless of flow through
eligibility, subject to exclusions specified below.
Includes only Service Orders, from the product reporting categories specified below , that request inward
line or feature activity (Change, New, and Transfer order types), are assigned a due date by Owest, and
are completed/closed in the reporting period. Change Service Order types included in this measurement
consist of all C orders with "I" and "T" action-coded line or feature USOCs.
All Service Orders satisfying the above criteria and as specified in the Availability section below are
evaluated in this measurement.
An inward line Service Order will be classified as "accurate" and thus counted in the numerator in the
formula below when the mechanized comparisons of this measurement determine that the fields
specified in the Service Order Fields Evaluated section below (when the source fields have been properly
populated on the LSR) are all accurate on the Service Order. An inward feature Service Order will be
classified as "accurate" if the fields specified in the Service Order Fields Evaluated section below (when
the source fields have been properly populated on the LSR) are all accurate on the Service Order and if
no CLEC notifications to the call center have generated call center tickets coded to LSR/SO mismatch for
that order.
Service Orders will be counted as being accurate if the contents of the relevant fields, as recorded in
the completed Service Orders involved in provisioning the service, properly match or correspond to
the information from the specified fields as provided in the latest version of associated LSRs.
Service orders generated from LSRs receiving a PIA (Provider Initiated Activity value will be counted
as being accurate if each and every mismatch has a correct and corresponding PIA value.
Service Orders, including those otherwise considered accurate under the above-described
mechanized field comparison, will not be counted as accurate if Owestcorrects errors in its Service
Order(s) as a result of contacts received from CLECs no earlier than one business day prior to the
original due date.
Reporting Period: One month, reported in
arrears (i.e., results first appear in reports one
month later than results for measurements that are
not reported in arrears), in order to exclude Service
Orders that are the subject of call center tickets
counted in OP-5B and OP-, as having new
service problems attributed to Service Order errors.
Unit of Measure:Percent
Reporting Comparisons:
CLEC Aggregate and individual CLEC
Disaggregation Reporting:
Statewide Level
Formula:
((Number of accurate, evaluated Service Orders) + (Number of evaluated Service Orders completed in
the reporting period)) x 100
Owest Idaho SGAT Third Revision , Seventh Amended Exhibit B November 30, 2004 Page 28
PO-20 (Expanded) - Manual Service Order Accuracy (continued)
Exclusions:
Service Orders that are the subject of call center tickets counted in OP-5B and OP-5T as having new
service problems attributed to Service Order errors.
Cancelled Service Orders.
Service Orders that cannot be matched to a corresponding LSR
Records missing data essential to the calculation of the measurement per the PID.Product Reporting: Standard:
Resale and UNE-P (POTS and Centrex 21) Benchmarks, as follows:
Unbundled Loops (Analog and Non-Loaded 2/4-wire, DS1
Capable, DS3 and higher Capable , ADSL Compatible
XDSL-I Capable, ISDN-BRI Capable)
Availability:
Phase 0 - PO-20 (Old) (the first version using
sampling of limited fields). (Available now)
Phase 1 NOTE 2 - PO-20 (Expanded) Mechanized
version (as defined herein). All qualifying orders
associated with initial LSRs received via IMA
version 15.0 or higher beginning with May 2004
data reported in Jul 04.
Phase 2 - Additional fields added. No later than
Sep 04 results reported in Nov 04
Phase 3- Additional fields added. Targeted for
1 st Ouarter 05
Phase 4 - Additional fields added. (Date TBD).
Phase 1
Phase 2
Phase 3 & beyond
97%
96%
95%
Notes:
1. To be Included in the measurement, Service
Orders created from CLEC LSRs must be
received and completed in the same version of
IMA-GUI or IMA-EDI.
2. Phase 1: Consists of all manually-processed
qualifying Service Orders per product reporting
category specified above, from throughout
Owest's 14-state local service region.
LSR-Service Order Fields Evaluated
Phase 1 - (Effective with LSRs received beginning May 2004)
Mechanized comparison of the fields from the Service Order to the LSR:
LSR Field
Form Code LSR Field Name Remarks/Service Order Field:
CCNA Customer Carrier CCNA field of LSR form compared to the RSID/ZCID field
LSR Name identifier in the Extended 10 section of the Service Order.
Abbreviation
PON Purchase Order PON field of LSR form compared to the PON field in Bill
Number Section of the Service Order.
D/TSENT Date and time The D/TSENT field of LSR form from the Firm Order
sent Manager, using applied business day cut-off rules and
business typing rules, and compare to the APP (Application
Date) used on the Service Order.
CHC Coordinated Hot Applies only to Unbundled Loop.
Cut Requested Validate that the installation USOC used on the Service
Order matches the Coordinated Cut request. (Evaluated in
conjunction with the TEST field to determine correct USOC.
TEST Testing required Applies only to Unbundled Loop.
Validate that the installation USOC used on the Service
Order matches the TEST request. (Evaluated in conjunction
with the CHC field to determine correct USOC.
Network Channel Applies only to Unbundled Loop. NC field on the LSR form
Code compared to provisioning USOC for CKL 1 on the Service
Order.
Owest Idaho SGA T Third Revision , Seventh Amended Exhibit B November 30, 2004 Page 29
PO-20 (Expanded) - Manual Service Order Accuracy (continued)
LSR-Service Order Fields Evaluated
Phase 1 - (Effective with LSRs received beginning May 2004)
Mechanized comparison of the fields from the Service Order to the LSR:
LSR Field
Form Code LSR Field Name Remarks/Service Order Field:
NCI Network Channel Applies only to Unbundled Loop NCI field on the LSR form
nterface Code compared to provisioning USOC for CKL 1 on the Service
Order.
SECNCI Secondary Applies only to Unbundled Loop orders.
Network Channel SECNCI field on the LSR form compared to the provisioning
nterface Code USOC for CKL2 on the Service Order.
PIC InterLATA Pre-PIC field on Resale or Centrex form compared to PIC
subscription populated on the "I" or "T" action lines in the Service and
Indicator Code Equipment section of the Service Order.
Note:
LSR PIC = None; S.O. PIC = None
Resale or LPIC IntraLATA Pre-LPIC field on Resale or Centrex form compared to LPIC
Centrex subscription populated on the "I" or "T" action lines in the Service and
Indicator Code Equipment section of the Service Order.
Note:
LSR LPIC = None; S.O. LPIC = 9199
LSR LPIC = DFL T; S.O. LPIC = 5123
TNS Telephone Validate that all telephone numbers in the TNS fields in the
Numbers Service Details section on the Resale or Centrex form
requiring inward activity are addressed on the Service Order.
FA!Feature When the FA = N, T, V
FEATURE Activity/Feature Validate line and feature USOCs provided in the FEATURE
Codes field on the Resale or Centrex form are addressed with "
Resale and/or "T" action lines on the Service Order.
Note: Comparison will be based on the USOCs associated
Centrex with line and feature activity listed in the PO-20 USOC List
posted on Owest's public website , on the web page
containing the current riD
www.qwestcom/whoiesale/results). Owest may add USOCs
to the list, delete grand-fathered/ discontinued or obsolete
USOCs, or update USOCs assigned to listed descriptions by
providing notice in the monthly Summary of Notes and
updating the list
Owest Idaho SGAT Third Revision , Seventh Amended Exhibit B November 30 2004 Page 30
PO-20 (Expanded) - Manual Service Order Accuracy (continued)
LSR-Service Order Fields Evaluated
Phase 1 - (Effective with LSRs received beginning May 2004)
Mechanized comparison of the fields from the Service Order to the LSR:
Form
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Code
ECCKT
CFA
LTY
TOA
DML
NOSL
LSR Field Name
Exchange
Company Circuit
Connecting
Facility
Assignment
Listing Type
Type of Account
Direct Mail List
No Solicitation
Indicator
Remarks/Service Order Field:
Applies to LSRs with ACT = C (only when NC code has not
changed , M , or T.
ECCKT field on the LS form compared to the CLS field in the
Service and Equipment section of the Service Order.
CF A field on the LS or LSNP forms compared to the CF
field used in CKL 1 of the Service Order. (Verbal acceptance
of CFA changes will be FOC'd and PIA'd, which will account
for the mismatch and eliminate it as an error in the PO-
calculation.
TY = 1 (Listed - appears in DA and the directory.) Validate
that there is a LN in the List section of the Service Order.
L TY = 2 (Non Listed - appears only in DA.) Validate that
there is non listing instructions in the LN field in the List
section of the Service Order.
CentrallWestern Region: Validate that the left handed field
is NLST and (NON-LIST) is contained in the NLST data field
in the List section of the Service order.
Eastern Region: Validate that the left handed field is NL
and (NON LIST) is contained in the NL data field in the List
section of the Service Order.
L TY = 3 (Non Pub - does not appear in the directory and
telephone number does not appear in DA.) Validate that
there is non published instructions in the LN field in the List
section of the Service Order.
CentrallWestern Regions: Validate that the left handed
field is NP and (NON-PUB) is contained in the NP data field
in the List section of the Service Order.
Eastern Region: Validate that the left handed field is NP
and (NP LODA) or (NP NODA) is contained in the NP data
field in the List section of the Service Order.
Validate TOA entries (only reviewed when BRO field on DL
form is not populated):
TOA valid entries are B or RP
Validate that there is a semi colon (;) within the LN in the
List section of the Service Order.
TOA valid entries are R or BP
Validate that there is a comma (,) within the LN in the List
section of the Service Order.
Exception: When LSR-TOS = 3, TO A review is Not
Applicable. Handled by Complex Listing Group. Requires
separate Service Order.
DML field = 0 on DL form; Service Order LN contains
(OCLS).
Arizona Only
NOSL field = Y on DL form; Service Order LN contains
(NSOL) (OCLS).
Owest Idaho SGAT Third Revision , Seventh Amended Exhibit B November 30 2004 Page 31
PO-20 (Expanded) - Manual Service Order Accuracy (continued)
LSR-Service Order Fields Evaluated
Phase 1 - (Effective with LSRs received beginning May 2004)
Mechanized comparison of the fields from the Service Order to the LSR:
LSR Field
Form Code LSR Field Name Remarks/Service Order Field:
TMKT Telemarketing Colorado Only
TMKT field = 0 on DL form; Service Order LN contains
(OA TO).
When both the DML and the TMKT fields are populated, DML
validation applies.
LNLN and Listed Name LNLN and LNFN fields on DL form compared to the LN field
LNFN in the List section of the Service Order.
ADI Address Indicator ADI = 0 on DL form; Service Order LA contains (OAD).
LAPR Listed Address LAPR field of the Listing form compared to LA in the List
Number Prefix section of the Service Order.
LANO Listed Address LANO field of the Listing form compared to LA in the List
Number section of the Service Order.
LASF Listed Address LASF field of the Listing form compared to LA in the List
Number Suffix section of the Service Order.
LASD Listed Address LASD field of the Listing form compared to LA in the List
Street Directional section of the Service Order.
LASN Listed Address LASN field of the Listing form compared to LA in the List
Street Name section of the Service Order.
LATH Listed Address LATH field of the Listing form compared to LA in the List
Street Type section of the Service Order.
LASS Listed Address LASS field of the Listing form compared to LA in the List
Street Directional section of the Service Order.
Suffix
LALOC Listed Address LALOC field of the Listing form compared to LA in the List
Locality section of the Service 'Order.
Phase 2 - No later than Sep 04 results
LSR-Service Order Fields Evaluated
Mechanized comparison of the fields from the Service Order to the LSR:
LSR Field
Form Code LSR Field Name Remarks/Service Order Field:
LSR DSPTCH Dispatch Limited to Unbundled Loops where ACT = Z or V only.
If DSPTCH field on the LSR form = Y, validate dispatch
USOC in the Service and Equipment section of the Service
Order.
LTC Line Treatment Applies only to Centrex 21
Code LTC field numeric value on the Centrex form compared to the
data following the CAT field for the Line USOC on the
Centrex Service Order.
COS Class of Service Applies only to Centrex 21.
Owest Specific COS field of the Centrex form compared to the CS field in the
10 section of the Service Order.
Owest Idaho SGAT Third Revision, Seventh Amended Exhibit B November 30 2004 Page 32
PO-20 (Expanded) - Manual Service Order Accuracy (continued)
Phase 2 - No later than Sep 04 results
LSR-Service Order Fields Evaluated
Mechanized comparison of the fields from the Service Order to the LSR:
LSR Field
Form Code LSR Field Name Remarks/Service Order Field:
Resale FEA TU RE Feature Details As specified in Appendix A of the 14 State Working PID.
DETAILS Comparison would be based on the fields associated with the
Centrex USOC list referenced under Feature Activity in Phase
above.
Phase 3 - Targeted for 1 st Quarter 05
LSR-Service Order Fields Evaluated
Mechanized comparison of the fields from the Service Order to the LSR:
LSR Field
Form Code LSR Field Name Remarks/Service Order Field:
Resale BLOCK Blocking Type For each LNUM provided in the Service Detail section of the
(Stage 1)Resale or Centrex form when BA = E:
Centrex Note: The BLOCK field may have one or more alpha and/or
numeric values per LNUM. This review will only validate
based on BA/BLOCK fields and will not address blocking
information provided in the "Remark" section on the LSR or
the Feature Detail section of the LSR. The values listed
below will be considered as follows:
If BLOCK contains A, validate FID TBE A is present on the
service order floated behind line USOC associated with the
TNS for that LNUM.
If BLOCK contains B, validate FID TBE B is present on the
service order floated behind line USOC associated with the
TNS for that LNUM.
If BLOCK contains C, validate FID TBE C is present on the
service order floated behind line USOC associated with the
TNS for that LNUM.
If BLOCK contains H , validate FID BLKD is present on the
service order floated behind line USOC associated with the
TNS for that LNUM.
Owest Idaho SGAT Third Revision , Seventh Amended Exhibit B November 30 2004 Page 33
PO-20 (Expanded) - Manual Service Order Accuracy (continued)
Phase 4 - Date TBD
LSR-Service Order Fields Evaluated
Mechanized comparison of the fields from the Service Order to the LSR:
LSR Field
Form Code LSR Field Name Remarks/Service Order Field:
DFDT Desired Frame Applicable only to orders for Resale and UNE-P (POTS and
Due Time Centrex 21)
DFDT field on the LSR form compared to the FDT field in the
Extended 10 section of the Service Order.
LSR ODD Desired Due ODD field from the last FOC'd LSR compared to the original
Date or last subsequent due date in the Extended 10 section on
the Service Order when no CFLAG/PIA is present on the
FOC. (i.e. Evaluation includes recognition of valid differences
between ODD and Service Order based on population of the
CFLAG/PIA field on the LSRC (FOC))
LTN Listed Telephone For Resale and UNE-P (POTS and Centrex 21):
Number L TN field on the Listing form compared to the Main Account
~ -
Number of the Service Order.
~ E o:""For Unbundled Loop: L TN field on the Listing form compared0 ~ "C- 0 Q) .-to the TN floated after the LN in the Listing section of the
(.)--
Q) Service Order.
co it
LNPL Letter Name LNPL field on the Listing form = L, validate that LN on the
..J Placement Service Order follows letter placement versus word
placement.
Resale FEATURE eature Details If CLECs propose additional FIDs for review, Owest will
DETAILS undertake a feasibility evaluation.
Centrex
BLOCK Blocking Type If CLECs identify value in additional Blocking review, Owest
(Stage 2)will undertake development. (Requirements to be developed)
Owest Idaho SGA T Third Revision , Seventh Amended Exhibit B November 30, 2004 Page 34
Ordering and Provisioning
OP-2 - Calls Answered within Twenty Seconds - Interconnect Provisioning Center
Purpose:
Evaluates the timeliness of CLEC access to Owest's interconnection provisioning center(s) and retail
customer access to the Business Office, focusing on the extent calls are answered within 20 seconds.
Description:
Measures the percentage of (Interconnection Provisioning Center or Retail Business Office) calls that
are answered by an agent within 20 seconds of the first ring.
Includes all calls to the Interconnect Provisioning Center/Retail Business Office during the
reporting period, subject to exclusions specified below.
Abandoned calls and busy calls are counted as calls which are not answered within 20 seconds.
First ring is defined as when the customer s call is first placed in queue by the ACD (Automatic
Call Distributor).
Answer is defined as when the call is first picked up by the Owest agent.
Reporting Period: One month Unit of Measure: Percent
Reporting Comparisons: CLEC aggregate and Disaggregation Reporting: Region-wide level.
Owest Retail results
Formula:
((Total Calls Answered by Center within 20 seconds) + (Total Calls received by Center)) x 100
Exclusions: Time spent in the VRU Voice Response Unit is not counted.
Product Reporting: Not applicable Standard: Parity
Availability:Notes:
Available
Owest Idaho SGAT Third Revision, Seventh Amended Exhibit B November 30, 2004 Page 35
OP-3 - Installation Commitments Met
Purpose:
Evaluates the extent to which Owest installs services for Customers by the scheduled due date.
Description:
Measures the percentage of orders for which the scheduled due date is met.
All inward orders (Change, New, and Transfer order types) assigned a due date by Owest and
which are completed/closed during the reporting period are measured, subject to exclusions
specified below. Change order types included in this measurement consist of all C orders
representing inward activit . Also included are orders with customer-requested due dates longer
than the standard interval.
Completion date on or before the Applicable Due Date recorded by Owest is counted as a met due
date. The Applicable Due Date is the original due date or, if changed or delayed by the customer
the most recently revised due date, subject to the following: If Owest changes a due date for Owest
reasons , the Applicable Due Date is the customer-initiated due date, if any, that is (a) subsequent to
the oriQinal due date and (b) prior to a Owest-initiated , changed due date, if any.
Reporting Period: One month Unit of Measure: Percent
Reporting
Comparisons:
CLEC aggregate
individual CLEC
and Owest Retail
results
Disaggregation Reporting: Statewide level.
Results for producUservices listed in Product Reporting under "MSA-Type
Disaggregation" will be reported according to orders involving:
OP-3A Dispatches within MSAs;
OP-38 Dispatches outside MSAs; and
OP-3C No dispatches.
Results for products/services listed in Product Reporting under "Zone-type
Disaggregation" will be disaggregated according to installations:
OP-3D In Interval Zone 1 areas; and
OP-3E In Interval Zone 2 areas.
Formula:
((Total Orders completed in the reporting period on or before the Applicable Due Date) + (Total Orders
Completed in the Reporting Period)) x 100
Exclusions:
. Disconnect, From (another form of disconnect) and Record order types.
. Due dates missed for standard categories of customer and non-Owest reasons. Standard
categories of customer reasons are: previous service at the location did not have a customer-
requested disconnect order issued, no access to customer premises, and customer hold for
payment. Standard categories of non-Owest reasons are: Weather, Disaster, and Work Stoppage.
Records involving official company services.
Records with invalid due dates or a lication dates.
Records with invalid completion dates.
Records with invalid product codes.
Records missing data essential to the calculation of the measurement per the PID.
Owest Idaho SGAT Third Revision , Seventh Amended Exhibit 8 November 30 2004 Page 36
OP - 3 Installation Commitments Met (continued)
Product Reporting:Standards:
MSA-TvDe Disaaareaation -
Resale
Residential single line service Parity with retail service
Business single line service Parity with retail service
Centrex Parity with retail service
Centrex 21 Parity with retail service
DSO (non-designed provisioning)Parity with retail service
PBX Trunks (non-designed provisioning)Parity with retail service
Primary ISDN (non-designed provisioning)Parity with retail service
Basic ISDN (non-designed provisioning)Parity with retail service
Owest DSL (non-designed provisioning)Parity with retail service
Unbundled Network Element - Platform Parity with like retail service
(UNE-P) (POTS)
Unbundled Network Element - Platform Parity with retail Centrex 21
(UNE-P) (Centrex 21 )
Unbundled Network Element - Platform Parity with retail Centrex
(UNE-P) (Centrex)
Line Splitting 95%
Loop Splitting NOTE 1 Diagnostic
Line Sharing 95%
Sub-Loop Unbundling CO: 90%
All Other States: Diagnostic
Zone-TvDe Disaaareaation -
Resale
Primary ISDN (designed provisioning)Parity with retail service
Basic ISDN (designed provisioning)Parity with retail service
DSO (designed provisioning)Parity with retail service
DS1 Parity with retail service
PBX Trunks (designed provisioning)Parity with retail service
Owest DSL (designed provisioning)Parity with retail service
DS3 and higher bit-rate services Parity with retail service
(aggregate)
Frame Relay Parity with retail service
LIS Trunks Parity with Feature Group 0 (aggregate)
Unbundled Dedicated Interoffice Transport (UDIT)
UDIT - OS 1 level Parity with retail OS 1 Private Line
UDIT - Above OS 1 level Parity with retail Private Lines above DS1 level
Dark Fiber - IOF Diagnostic
Unbundled Loops:
Analog Loop 90%
Non-loaded Loop (2-wire)90%
Non-loaded Loop (4-wire)Parity with retail DS1 Private Line
DS1-capable Loop Parity with retail OS 1 Private Line
xDSL-capable Loop 90%
ISDN-capable Loop Parity with retail ISDN BRI
ADSL-Qualified Loop 90%
Loop types of DS3 and higher bit-rates Parity with retail DS3 and higher bit-rate Private
(aggregate)Line services (aggregate)
Dark Fiber - Loop Diagnostic
Loops with Conditioning 90%
E911/911 Trunks Parity with retail E911/911 Trunks
. .
Owest Idaho SGAT Third Revision, Seventh Amended Exhibit B November 30, 2004 Page 37
OP - 3 Installation Commitments Met (continued)
Enhanced Extended Loops (EELs) - (DSO WA: 90%
level)All Other States: Diagnostic
Enhanced Extended Loops (EELs) - (OS 1 90%
level)
Enhanced Extended Loops (EELs) - (DS3 WA: 90%
level)All Other States: Diagnostic
Availability:Notes:
Available Reporting will begin at the time CLECs order the product, in any quantity, for
three consecutive months.
Owest Idaho SGAT Third Revision , Seventh Amended Exhibit B November 30 2004 Page 38
OP-4 - Installation Interval
Purpose:
Evaluates the timeliness of Owest's installation of services for customers, focusing on the average
time to install service.
Description:
Measures the average interval (in business da s) NOTE 1 between the a lication date and the
completion date for service orders accepted and implemented.
Includes all inward orders (Change, New, and Transfer order types) assigned a due date by
Owest and which are completed/closed during the reporting period , subject to exclusions specified
below. Change order types for additional lines consist of all C orders representing inward activit
Intervals for each measured event are counted in whole days: the application date is day zero (0);
the day following the application date is day one (1).
. The Applicable Due Date is the original due date or, if changed or delayed by the customer, the
most recently revised due date , subject to the following: If Owest changes a due date for Owest
reasons, the Applicable Due Date is the customer-initiated due date, if any, that is (ab subsequent
to the original due date and (b) prior to a Owest-initiated , changed due date, if any. N TE
. Time intervals associated with customer-initiated due date changes or delays occurring after the
Applicable Due Date, as applied in the formula below, are calculated by subtracting the latest
Owest-initiated due date, if any, followin~ the Applicable Due Date, from the subsequent
customer-initiated due date, if any. NOTE
Reporting Period: One month Unit of Measure: Average Business Days
Reporting
Comparisons:
CLEC
aggregate
individual CLEC
and Owest
Retail results
Disaggregation Reporting: Statewide level.
Results for producUservices listed in Product Reporting under "MSA Type
Disaggregation" will be reported according to orders involving:
OP-4A Dispatches within MSAs;
OP-4B Dispatches outside MSAs; and
OP-4C No dispatches.
Results for products/services listed in Product Reporting under "Zone-type
Disaggregation" will be disaggregated according to installations:
OP-4D In Interval Zone 1 areas; and
OP-4E In Interval Zone 2 areas.
Formula:
L((Order Completion Date) - (Order Application Date) - (Time interval between the Original Due Date
and the Applicable Date) - (Time intervals associated with customer-initiated due date changes or
delays occurring after the Applicable Due Date)) -7- Total Number of Orders Completed in the reporting
period
lanation: The average installation interval is derived by dividing the sum of installation intervals for
all orders (in business days) NOTE 1 by total number of service orders completed in the reporting period.
Exclusions:
Orders with customer requested due dates greater than the current standard interval.
Disconnect, From (another form of disconnect) and Record order types.
Records involving official company services.
Records with invalid due dates or application dates.
Records with invalid completion dates.
Records with invalid product codes.
Records missing data essential to the calculation of the measurement per the PID.
Owest Idaho SGAT Third Revision , Seventh Amended Exhibit B November 30, 2004 Page 39
OP-4 - Installation Interval (continued)
Product Reporting:Standards:
MSA-TvDe Disaaareaation -
Resale
Residential single line service Parity with retail service
Business single line service Parity with retail service
Centrex Parity with retail service
Centrex 21 Parity with retail service
DSO (non-designed provisioning)Parity with retail service
PBX Trunks (non-designed provisioning)Parity with retail service
Primary ISDN (non-designed Parity with retail service
provisioninq)
Basic ISDN non-desiqned provisioninq)Parity with retail service
Owest DSL non-designed provisioning)Parity with retail service
Unbundled Network Element - Platform Parity with like retail service
(UNE-P) (POTS)
Unbundled Network Element - Platform Parity with retail Centrex 21
(UNE-P) (Centrex 21 )
Unbundled Network Element - Platform Parity with retail Centrex
(UNE-P) (Centrex)
Line Splittinq 3 days
Loop Splitting NOTE 3 Diagnostic
Line Sharing 3 days
Sub-Loop Unbundling CO: 6 days
All Other States: Diagnostic
Zone-Tyee Disaaareaation -
Resale
Primary ISDN (desiqned provisioninq)Parity with retail service
Basic ISDN designed provisioninq)Parity with retail service
DSO (desiqned provisioning)Parity with retail service
DS1 Parity with retail service
PBX Trunks (designed provisioninq)Parity with retail service
Owest DSL desiqned provisioning)Parity with retail service
DS3 and higher bit-rate services Parity with retail service
(aggregate)
Frame Relay Parity with retail service
LIS Trunks Parity with Feature Group 0 (aggregate)
Unbundled Dedicated Interoffice Transport (UDIT)
UDIT - DS11evei Parity with DS1 Private Line Service
UDIT -Above DS11evei Parity with Private Lines above DS1 level
Dark Fiber - IOF Diagnostic
Unbundled Loops:
Analog Loop 6 days
Non-loaded Loop (2-wire)6 days
Non-loaded Loop (4-wire)Parity with retail DS1 Private Line
OS 1-capable Loop Idaho, Iowa , Montana, Nebraska, North
Dakota, Oregon, Wyoming: Parity with retail
DS1 Private Line
Arizona, Colorado, Minnesota, New Mexico,
South Dakota, Utah, Washington: 5.5 days
xDSL-capable Loop 6 days
ISDN-capable Loop Parity with retail ISDN BRI
ADSL-Qualified Loop 6 days
Loop types of DS3 and higher bit-rates Parity with retail DS3 and higher bit-rate services
(aggreqate)(aggregate)
Owest Idaho SGA T Third Revision , Seventh Amended Exhibit B November 30, 2004 Page 40
OP-4 -Installation Interval (continued)
Dark Fiber - Loop
Loops with Conditioning
E911/911 Trunks
Enhanced Extended Loops (EELs) - (DSO
level)
Enhanced Extended Loops (EELs) - (DS1
level)
Enhanced Extended Loops (EELs) - (DS3
level)
Availability:
Available
Diagnostic
15 days
Parity with retail E911 /911 Trunks
Diagnostic
6 days
Diagnostic
Notes:
1. For OP-, Saturday is counted as a business day for all orders for
Resale Residence, Resale Business, and UNE-P (POTS), as well
as for the retail analogues specified above as standards. For all
other products under OP-4C and for all products under OP-
, -
, and -4E. Saturday is counted as a business day when the
service order is due or completed on Saturday.2. According to this definition , the Applicable Due Date can change
per successive customer-initiated due date changes or delays, up
to the point when a Owest-initiated due date change occurs. At
that point, the Applicable Due Date becomes fixed (i.e., with no
further changes) as the date on which it was set prior to the first
Owest-initiated due date change, if any. Following the first Owest-
initiated due date change, any further customer-initiated due date
changes or delays are measured as time intervals that are
subtracted as indicated in the formula. These delay time intervals
are calculated as stated in the description. (Though infrequent, in
cases where multiple Owest-initiated due date changes occur, the
stated method for calculating delay intervals is applied to each pair
of Owest-initiated due date change and subsequent customer-
initiated due date change or delay. The intervals thus calculated
from each pairing of Owest and customer-initiated due dates are
summed and then subtracted as indicated in the formula.) The
result of this approach is that Owest-initiated impacts on intervals
are counted in the reported interval , and customer-initiated impacts
on intervals are not counted in the reported interval.3. Reporting will begin at the time CLECs order the product, in any
quantity, for three consecutive months.
. .
Owest Idaho SGA T Third Revision, Seventh Amended Exhibit B November 30, 2004 Page 41
OP-5 - New Service Quality
Purpose:
Evaluates the quality of ordering and installing new services (inward line service orders), focusing on the
percentage of newly-installed service orders that are free of GLEe/customer-initiated trouble reports during
the provisioning process and within 30 calendar days following installation completion , and focusing on the
quality of Owest's resolution of such conditions with respect to multiple reports.Description:
Measures two components of new service provisioning quality (OP-5A and -58) and also reports a combined
result (OP-5T), as described below, each as a percentage of all inward line service orders completed in the
reporting period that are free of GLEe/customer-reported provisioning and repair trouble reports , as
described below. Also measures the percentage of all provisioning and repair trouble reports that constitute
multiple trouble reports for the affected service orders. (OP-5R)
Orders for new services considered in calculating all components of this performance indicator are all
inward line service orders completed in the reporting period, including Change (C-type) orders for
additional lines/circuits, subject to exclusions shown below. Chan~e order types considered in these
measurements consist of all C orders representing inward activity. OTE 1
Orders for new service installations include conversions (Retail to CLEC, CLEC to CLEC, and same
CLEC converting between products).
Provisioning or repair trouble reports include both out of service and other service affecting conditions
such as features on a line that are missing or do not function properly upon conversion, subject to
exclusions shown below.
OP-New Service Ins~ion QyMLtv Repor1ed to Repair
Measures the percentage of inward line service orders that are free of repair trouble reports NOTE 2
within 30 calendar days of installation completion, subject to exclusions below.
Repair trouble reports are defined as GLEe/customer notifications to Owest of out-of-service and
other service affecting conditions for which Owest opens repair tickets in its maintenance and repair
management and tracking systems NOTE 3 that are closed in the reporting period or the following
month, NOTE 4 subject to exclusions shown below. NOTE 5
Owest is able to open repair tickets for repair trouble reports received from GLEes/customers once
the service order is completed in Owest's systems.
OP-New Service Provisioning Quality
Measures the percentage of inward line service orders that are free of provisioning trouble reports
during the provisioning process and within 30 calendar days of installation completion , subject to
exclusions shown below.
Provisioning trouble reports are defined as CLEC notifications to Owest of out of service or other
service affecting conditions that are attributable to provisioning activities, including but not limited to
LSR/service order mismatches and conversion outages. For provisioning trouble reports, Owest
creates call center tickets in its call center database. Subject to exclusions shown below, call center
tickets closed in the reporting period or the following month NOTE 4 are captured in this measurement.
Call center tickets closed to Network reasons will not be counted in OP-58 when a repair trouble
report for that order is captured in OP-5A. NOTE 5, 6
OP-5T: New Service Installation Quality Total
Measures the percentage of inward line service orders that are free of repair or provisioning trouble
reports during the provisioning process and within 30 calendar days of installation completion , subject
to exclusion shown below.
OP-5R: New Service Quality Multiple Report Rate
Evaluates the quality of Owest's responses to repair and provisioning trouble reports for inward line
service orders completed in the reporting period. This measurement reports, for those service orders
that were not free of repair or provisioning trouble reports in OP-5A or OP-, the percentage of
trouble reports affecting the same service orders that were followed by additional repair and
provisioning trouble reports, as specified below.
Measures the percentage of all repair and provisioning trouble reports considered in OP-5A and
OP-5B that are additional repair or provisioning trouble reports received by Owest for the same
service order during the provisioning process or within 30 calendar days following installation
Owest Idaho SGAT Third Revision , Seventh Amended Exhibit 8 November 30, 2004 Page 42
OP- 5 - New Service Quality (continued)
completion.
Additional repair or provisioning trouble reports are defined as all such reports that are received
following the first report (whether the first report is represented by a call center ticket or a repair
ticket) relating to the same service order during the provisioning process or within 30 calendar days
following installation completion. In all cases, the trouble reports counted are those that are defined
for OP-5A and OP-58 above. NOTE
Reporting Period: One month , reported in arrears (i.e., results first appear
in reports one month later than results for measurements that are not
reported in arrears), in order to cover the 30-day period following installation.
Reporting Comparisons: CLEC aggregate Disaggregation Reporting: Statewide level
individual CLEC and Owest Retail results
Formulas:
OP-5A = (Number inward line service orders completed in the reporting period Number of inward line
service orders with any re air trouble re orts as specified above) + (Number of inward line service
orders completed in the reporting period) x 100
Unit of Measure:
Percent
OP-5B = (Number of inward line service orders completed in the reporting period - Number of inward line
service orders with any rovisionin trouble re orts as specified above) + (Number of inward line
service orders completed in the reporting period) x 100
OP-5T = ((Number of inward line service orders completed in the reporting period) Number of inward line
service orders with re air or rovisionin trouble re orts as defined above under OP-5A or OP-
as applicable) + (Number of inward line service orders completed in the reporting period) x 100
OP-5R = (Number of all repair and provisioning trouble reports , relating to inward line service orders closed in
the reporting period as defined above under OP-5A or OP-, that constitute additional repair and
provisioning trouble reports, within 30 calendar days following the installation date + Number of all
repair and provisioning trouble reports relating to inward line service orders closed In the reporting
period, as defined above under OP-5A or OP-58) x 100
Exclusions:
licable to OP-OP-5T and OP-5R:
Repair trouble reports attributable to CLEC or coded to non-Owest reasons as follows:
For products measured from MT AS data, repair trouble reports coded to disposition codes for:
Customer Action; Non-Telco Plant; Trouble 8eyond the Network Interface; and Miscellaneous-
Non-Dispatch, non-Owest (includes CPE, Customer Instruction , Carrier, Alternate Provider); and
Reports from other than the GLEe/customer that result in a charge if dispatched.
For products measured from WFA (Workforce Administration) data , repair reports coded to codes for:
Carrier Action (IEC); Customer Provided Equipment (CPE); Commercial power failure; Customer
requested service order activity; and Other non-Owest.
Repair reports coded to disposition codes for referral to another department (i.e., for non-repair ticket
resolutions of non-installation-related problems, except cable cuts, which are not excluded).
licable to OP-OP-5T and OP-5R onl
Provisioning trouble reports attributable to CLEC or non-Owest causes.
Call center tickets relating to activities that occur as part of the normal process of conversion (i.e., while
Owest is actively and properly engaged in process of converting or installing the service). Provisioning
trouble reports involving service orders that, at the time of the calls, have fallen out for manual handling
and been disassociated from the related service order, as applicable , will be considered as not in the
normal process of conversion and will not be excluded.
licable to OP-OP-OP-5T and OP-5R:
Repair or provisioning trouble reports related to service orders captured as misses under measurements
OP-13 (Coordinated Cuts Timeliness) or OP-17 (LNP Timeliness).
Subsequent repair or provisioning trouble reports of any trouble on the installed service before the
original repair or provisioning trouble report is closed.
Service orders closed in the reporting period with App Dates earlier than eight months prior to the
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OP- 5 - New Service Quality (continued)
beginning of the reporting period.
Information tickets generated for internal Owest system/network monitoring purposes.
. Disconnect, From (another form of disconnect) and Record order types. When out of service or service
affecting problems are reported to the call center on conversion and move requests, the resulting call
center ticket will be included in the calculation of the numerator in association with the related inward
order type even when the call center ticket reflects the problem was caused by the Disconnect or From
order.
Records involving official Owest company services.
Records missing data essential to the calculation of the measurement as defined herein.
Product Reporting Categories: Standards:
As specified below - one OP-5A:
percentage result reported for OP.58:
each bulleted category under
the sub-measurements shown.
Parity with retail service
Diagnostic for six months following first reporting. After
six months Benchmark (TBD)
OP-5T: Diagnostic
OP-5R: Diagnostic for six months following first reporting.
Possible standard (TBD)
(Where parity comparisons involve multiple service varieties in a
product category, weighting based on the retail analogue volumes may
be used if necessary to create a comparison that is not affected by
different proportions of wholesale and retail analogue volumes in the
same reporting category.
Owest Idaho SGAT Third Revision, Seventh Amended Exhibit B November 30, 2004 Page 44
op. 5 - New Service Quality (continued)
Product Reporting:Standards:
Reported under OP-5A, OP-5B, OP-5T and OP-5R:
(Product categories may be combined as agreed upon by the parties in Long-Term PID Administration.
OP-OP-OP-5T &
OP-
Resale
Residential single line . Parity with retail service 96.Diagnostic
service
Business single line Parity with retail service 96.Diagnostic
service
Centrex Parity with retail service 96.DiaQnostic
Centrex 21 Parity with retail service 96.Diagnostic
PBX Trunks Parity with retail service 96.Diagnostic
Basic ISDN Parity with retail service 96.Diagnostic
Owest DSL Parity with retail service 96.DiaQnostic
Primary ISDN Parity with retail service 96.Diagnostic
DSO Parity with retail service 96.Diagnostic
DS1 Parity with retail service 96.DiaQnostic
DS3 and higher bit-Parity with retail service 96.Diagnostic
rate services
(aggregate)
Frame Relay Parity with retail service Diagnostic Diagnostic
Unbundled Network Parity with like retail 96.Diagnostic
Element - Platform service
(UNE-P) (POTS)
Unbundled Network Parity with retail Cantrex 96.Diagnostic
Element - Platform
(UNE-P) (Centrex 21 )
Unbundled Network Parity with retail Centrex 96.Diagnostic
Element - Platform
(UNE-P) (Centrex)
Line Splitting Parity with retail Owest 96.Diagnostic
DSL
Loop Splitting NU I t:: tj Diagnostic Diagnostic Diagnostic
Line Sharing Parity with retail RES &96.Diagnostic
BUS POTS
Sub-Loop Unbundling Diagnostic Diagnostic Diagnostic
Unbundled Loops:
Analog Loop Parity with retail Res &96.Diagnostic
Bus POTS with dispatch
Non-loaded Loop (2-Parity with retail ISDN 96.Diagnostic
wire)BRI
Non-loaded Loop (4-Parity with retail DS1 96.Diagnostic
wire)
OS 1-capable Loop Parity with retail OS 96.Diagnostic
xDSL-capable Loop Parity with retail Owest 96.Diagnostic
DSL
ISDN-capable Loop Parity with retail ISDN 96.Diagnostic
BRI
ADSL-qualified Loop Parity with retail Owest 96.Diagnostic
DSL with dispatch
Loop types of DS3 and Parity with retail DS3 96.Diagnostic
higher bit-rates and higher bit-rate
(agQreQate)services (aggregate)
Dark Fiber - Loop Diagnostic Diagnostic Diagnostic
Owest Idaho SGA T Third Revision, Seventh Amended Exhibit B November 30, 2004 Page 45
OP- 5 - New Service Quality (continued)
Enhanced Extended Loops Diagnostic until volume
(EELs) - (DSO level) criteria are met
96.Diagnostic
Parity with retail OS 1
Private Line
Diagnostic until volume
criteria are met
96.DiagnosticEnhanced Extended Loops
(EELs) - (DS1 level)
Enhanced Extended Loops
(EELs) - (above DS1
level)
Reported under OP-5A and under OP-5R (per OP-5A specifications):
OP-5A OP-
Parity with Feature Diagnostic
Group 0 (aggregate)
Unbundled Dedicated Interoffice Transport (UDIT)
UDIT (DS1 Level) Parity with Retail Private Diagnostic
Lines (OS 1
UDIT (Above OS 1 Level) Parity with Retail Private Diagnostic
Lines (Above OS 1 level)
Diagnostic
Parity with Retail
E911/911 Trunks
LIS Trunks
Dark Fiber - IOF
E911/911 Trunks
Availability:
Available
Diagnostic96.
Diagnostic
Diagnostic
Notes:
1. The specified Change order types representing inward activity exclude Change
orders that do not involve installation of lines (in both wholesale and retail results).
Specifically this measurement does not include changes to existing lines, such as
number changes and PIC changes.2. Including consideration of repeat repair trouble reports (i.e., additional reports of
trouble related to the same newly-installed line/circuit that are received after the
preceding repair report is closed and within 30 days following installation
completion) to complete the determination of whether the newly-installed line/circuit
was trouble free within 30 days of installation.3. Owest's repair management and tracking systems consist ofWFA (Work Force
Administration), MTAS (Maintenance Tracking and Administration System), and
successor repair systems, if any, as applicable to obtain the repair report data for
this measurement. Not included are Call Center Database systems supporting call
centers in logging calls from customers regarding problems or other inquiries (see
OP-58 and OP-5T).
4. The "following month" includes also the period of a few business da s (typically four
or five) afterward, up to the time when Owest pulls the repair data to begin
processing results for this measurement.5. Includes repair and provisioning trouble reports generated by new processes that
supersede or supplement existing processes for submitting repair and provisioning
trouble reports as specified in Owest's documented or agreed upon procedures.6. For purposes of calculating OP-, a call center ticket for multiple orders with
provisioning trouble reports will result in all orders reporting trouble counting as a
miss in OP-58. If a repair trouble report(s) is received for the same orders, the
number of orders counted as a miss in OP-58 for Network reasons will be reduced
by the number of orders with repair troubles counted as a miss in OP-5A.
7. OP-5R will be counted on a per ticket basis.8. Reporting will begin at the time CLECs order the product, in any quantity, for three
consecutive months.
Owest Idaho SGA T Third Revision, Seventh Amended Exhibit 8 November 30, 2004 Page 46
OP-6 - Delayed Days
Purpose:
Evaluates the extent Owest is late in installing services for customers, focusing on the average number of
days that late orders are completed beyond the committed due date.
Description:
OP-6A - Measures the average number of business da s NOTE 1 that service is delayed beyond the
Applicable Due Date for non-facility reasons attributed to Owest.
Includes all inward orders (Change, New, and Transfer order types) that are
completed/closed during the reporting period, later, due to non-facility reasons, than the
Applicable Due Date recorded by Owest, subject to exclusions specified below.
OP-6B - Measures the average number of business days NOTE 1 that service is delayed beyond the
Applicable Due Date for facility reasons attributed to Owest.
Includes all inward orders (Change , New, and Transfer order types) that are
completed/closed during the reporting period later due to facility reasons than the original
due date recorded by Owest, subject to exclusions specified below.
For both OP-6A and OP-6B:
. Change order types for additional lines consist of "C" orders representing inward activit
. The Applicable Due Date is the original due date or, if changed or delayed by the customer, the most
recently revised due date, subject to the following: If Owest changes a due date for Owest reasons,
the Applicable Due Date is the customer-initiated due date, if any, that is (a) subsequent to the
original due date and (b) prior to a Owest-initiated , changed due date, if any. NOTE 2
Time intervals associated with customer-initiated due date changes or delays occurring after the
Applicable Due Date , as applied in the formula below, are calculated by subtracting the latest Owest-
initiated due date, if any, following the Applicable Due Date, from the subsequent customer-initiated
due date , if any. NOTE 2
Reporting Period: One month Unit of Measure: Average Business Days
Reporting
Comparisons:
CLEC aggregate,
individual CLEC
and Owest Retail
results
Disaggregation Reporting: Statewide level.
Results for products/services listed under Product Reporting under "MSA-type
Disaggregation" will be reported for OP-6A and OP-6B according to orders
involving:1. Dispatches within MSAs;2. Dispatches outside MSAs; and3. No dispatches.
Results for products/services listed in Product Reporting under "Zone-type
Disaggregation" will be disaggregated according to installations:4. In Interval Zone 1 areas; and5. In Interval Zone 2 areas.
Formula:
OP-6A = I((Actual Completion Date of late order for non-facility reasons) - (Applicable Due Date of late
order) - (Time intervals associated with customer-initiated due date changes or delays
occurring after the Applicable Due Date)) + (Total Number of Late Orders for non-facility
reasons completed in the reporting period)
OP-6B = I((Actual Completion Date of late order for facility reasons) - (Applicable Due Date of late
order)) - (Time intervals associated with customer-initiated due date changes or delays
occurring after the Applicable Due Date) + (Total Number of Late Orders for facility reasons
completed in the reporting period)
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OP- 6 - Delayed Days (continued)
Exclusions:
Orders affected only by delays that are solely for customer and/or CLEC reasons.
Disconnect, From (another form of disconnect) and Record order types.
Records involving official company services.
Records with invalid due dates or a lication dates.
Records with invalid compietion dates.
Records with invalid product codes.
Records missing data essential to the calculation of the measurement per the PID.
Product Reporting:Standards:
MSA- Type Disaaareaation
Resale
Residential single line service Parity with retail service
Business single line service Parity with retail service
Centrex Parity with retail service
Centrex 21 Parity with retail service
DSO (non-designed provisioning)Parity with retail service
PBX Trunks (non-designed provisioning)Parity with retail service
Primary ISDN (non-designed provisioning)Parity with retail service
Basic ISDN (non-designed provisioning)Parity with retail service
Owest DSL (non-designed provisioning)Parity with retail service
Unbundled Network Element - Platform Parity with like retail service
(UNE-P) (POTS)
Unbundled Network Element - Platform Parity with retail Centrex 21
(UNE-P) (Centrex 21 )
Unbundled Network Element - Platform Parity with retail Centrex
(UNE-P) (Centrex)
Line Splitting Parity with retail Owest DSL
Loop Splitting NO II:: ;1 Diagnostic
Line Sharing Parity with retail Owest DSL
Sub-Loop Unbundling Diagnostic
Zone-type Disaaareaation -
Resale
Primary ISDN (designed provisioning)Parity with retail service
Basic ISDN (designed provisioning)Parity with retail service
DSO (designed provisioning)Parity with retail service
DS1 Parity with retail service
PBX Trunks (designed provisioning)Parity with retail service
Owest DSL (designed provisioning)Parity with retail service
DS3 and higher bit-rate services Parity with retail service
(aggregate)
Frame Relay Parity with retail service
LIS Trunks Parity with Feature Group 0 (aggregate)
Unbundled Dedicated Interoffice Transport (UDIT)
UDIT - DS11evei Parity with retail OS 1 Private Line- Service
UDIT - Above DS11evei Parity with retail Private Line- Services above OS 1
level
Dark Fiber - IOF Diagnostic
Unbundled Loops:
Analog Loop Parity with retail Res and Bus POTS with dispatch
Non-loaded Loop (2-wire)Parity with retail ISDN BRI
Non-loaded Loop (4-wire)Parity with retail OS 1 Private Line
OS 1-capable Loop Parity with retail OS 1 Private Line
xDSL-capable Loop Parity with retail Owest DSL, with dispatch
ISDN-capable Loop Parity with retail ISDN BRI
ADSL-qualified Loop Parity with retail Owest DSL, with dispatch
Owest Idaho SGAT Third Revision , Seventh Amended Exhibit B November 30, 2004 Page 48
op. 6 - Delayed Days (continued)
Loop types of DS3 and higher bit-rates
(aggregate)
Dark Fiber - Loop
E911/911 Trunks
Enhanced Extended Loops (EELs) - (DSO
level)
Enhanced Extended Loops (EELs) - (DS1
level)
Enhanced Extended Loops (EELs) - (DS3
level)
Availability:
Available
Parity with retail DS3 and higher bit-rate Private
Line services (aggregate)
DiaQnostic
Parity with retail E911 /911 Trunks
Diagnostic
OP-6A: Parity with retail OS 1 Private Line
OP-6B: Diagnostic
Diagnostic
Notes:1. For OP-6A-3 and OP-6B-, Saturday is counted as a business day for
all orders for Resale Residence, Resale Business , and UNE-
(POTS), as well as for the retail analogues specified above as
standards. For all other products under OP-6A-3 and OP-6B-3, and
for all products under OP-6A-
, -
6A-
, -
6A-
, -
6A-5, -6B-
, -
6B-
, -
6B-, and -6B-, Saturday is counted as a business day when the
service order is due or completed on Saturday.2. According to this definition , the Applicable Due Date can change , per
successive customer-initiated due date changes or delays , up to the
point when a Owest-initiated due date change occurs. At that point
the Applicable Due Date becomes fixed (i.e., with no further changes)
as the date on which it was set prior to the first Owest-initiated due
date change, if any. Following the first Owest-initiated due date
change, any further customer-initiated due date changes or delays are
measured as time intervals that are subtracted as indicated in the
forml,Jla. These delay time intervals are calculated as stated in the
description. (Though infrequent, in cases where multiple Owest-
initiated due date changes occur, the stated method for calculating
delay intervals is applied to each pair of Owest-initiated due date
change and subsequent customer-initiated due date change or delay.
The intervals thus calculated from each pairing of Owest and
customer-initiated due dates are summed and then subtracted as
indicated in the formula.) The result of this approach is that Owest-
initiated impacts on intervals are counted in the reported interval, and
customer-initiated impacts on intervals are not counted in the reported
interval.3. Reporting will begin at the time CLECs order the product, in any
quantity, for three consecutive months.
Owest Idaho SGAT Third Revision, Seventh Amended Exhibit B November 30, 2004 Page 49
OP-7 - Coordinated "Hot Cut" Interval Unbundled Loop
Purpose:
Evaluates the duration of completing coordinated "hot cuts" of unbundled loops , focusing on the time
actually involved in disconnecting the loop from the Owest network and connecting/testing the loop.
Description:
Measures the average time to complete coordinated "hot cuts" for unbundled loops, based on intervals
beginning with the "lift" time and ending with the completion time of Owest's applicable tests for the
loop.
Includes all coordinated hot cuts of unbundled loops that are completed/closed during the
reporting period , subject to exclusions specified below.
. "
Hot cut" refers to moving the service of existing customers from Owest's switch/frames to the
CLEC's equipment, via unbundled loops, that will serve the customers.
. "
Lift" time is defined as when Owest disconnects the existing loop.
. "
Completion time" is defined as when Owest completes the applicable tests after connecting the
loop to the CLEC.
Reporting Period: One month Unit of Measure: Hours and Minutes
Reporting Comparisons: CLEC
aggregate and individual CLEC
results
Formula:
L(Completion time - Lift time) + (Total Number of unbundled loops with coordinated cutovers
completed in the reporting period)
Disaggregation Reporting: Statewide level.
Exclusions:
Time intervals associated with GLEe-caused delays.
Records missing data essential to the calculation of the measurement per the PID.
Invalid start/stop dates/times or invalid scheduled date/times.
Product Reporting: Coordinated Unbundled Standard:
Loops - Reported separately for: CO: 1 hourAnalog Loops All Other States: Diagnostic in light of OP-All other Loop Types (Coordinated Cuts On Time)
Availability:Notes:
Available
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OP-8 - Number Portability Timeliness
Purpose:
Evaluates the timeliness of cutovers of local number portability (LNP).
Description:
OP-88 - LNP Timeliness with Loop Coordination (percent): Measures the percentage of coordinated
LNP triggers set prior to the scheduled start time for the loop.
All orders for LNP coordinated with unbundled loops that are completed/closed during
the reporting period are measured, subject to exclusions specified below.
OP-8C - LNP Timeliness without Loop Coordination (percent): Measures the percentage of LNP
triggers set prior to the Frame Due Time or scheduled start time for the LNP cutover as
applicable.
All orders for LNP for which coordination with a loop was not requested that are
completed/closed during the reporting period are measured (including standalone LNP
coordinated with other than Owest-provided Unbundled Loops and non-coordinated
standalone LNP), subject to exclusions specified below.
For purposes of these measurements (OP-88 and -8C), "trigger" refers to the "1 O-digit
unconditional trigger" or Line Side Attribute (LSA) that is set or translated by Owest.
. "
Scheduled start time" is defined as the confirmed appointment time (as stated on the FOG), or a
newly negotiated time. In the case of LNP cutovers coordinated with loops , the scheduled time
used in this measurement will be no later than the "lay" time for the loop.
Reporting Period: One month Unit of Measure: Percent of triggers set on time
Reporting Comparisons: CLEC aggregate and
individual CLEC results
Formula:
OP-88 = ((Number of LNP triggers set before the scheduled time for the coordinated loop cutover) +
(Total Number of LNP activations coordinated with unbundled loops completed)) x 100
Disaggregation Reporting: Statewide level.
OP-8C = ((Number of LNP triggers set before the Frame Due Time or Scheduled Start Time) + (Total
Number of LNP activations without loop cutovers completed)) x 100
Exclusions:
GLEe-caused delays in trigger setting.
LNP requests that do not involve automatic triggers (e., DID lines without separate , unique
telephone numbers and Centrex 21).
LNP requests for which the records used as sources of data for these measurements have the
following types of errors:
Records with no PON (purchase order number) or STATE.
Records where triggers cannot be set due to switch capabilities.
Records with invalid due dates, a lication dates, or start dates.
Records with invalid completion dates.
Records missing data essential to the calculation of the measurement per the PID.
Invalid start/stop dates/times or invalid frame due or scheduled date/times.
Product Reporting: None Standard:95%
Availability:Notes:
Available
Owest Idaho SGAT Third Revision, Seventh Amended Exhibit 8 November 30 2004 Page 51
OP-13 - Coordinated Cuts On Time Unbundled Loop
Purpose:
Evaluates the percentage of coordinated cuts of unbundled loops that are completed on time, focusing
on cuts completed within one hour of the committed order due time and the percent that were started
without CLEC approval.
Description:
Incll!des all LSRs for coordinated cuts of unbundled loops that are completed/closed during the
reporting period , subject to exclusions specified below.
. OP-13A - Measures the percentage of LSRs (CLEC orders) for all coordinated cuts of unbundled
loops that are started and completed on time. For coordinated loop cuts to be counted as "
time" in this measurement, the CLEC must agree to the start time, and Owest must (1) receive
verbal CLEC approval before starting the cut or lifting the loop, (2) complete the physical work and
appropriate tests, (3) complete the Owest portion of any associated LNP orders and (4) call the
CLEC with completion information , all within one hour of the time interval defined by the
committed order due time.
. OP-138 - Measures the percentage of all LSRs for coordinated cuts of unbundled loops that are
actually started without CLEC approval.
. "
Scheduled start time" is defined as the confirmed appointment time (as stated on the FOC), or a
newly negotiated appointment time.
. The "committed order due time" is based on the number and type of loops involved in the cut and
is calculated by adding the applicable time interval from the following list to the scheduled start
time:
Analog unbundled loops:
1 to 16 lines: 1 Hour
17 to 24 lines: 2 Hours25+ lines: Project*
All other unbundled loops:
1 to 5 lines: 1 Hour
6 to 8 lines: 2 Hours
9 to 11 lines: 3 Hours
12 to 24 lines: 4 Hours
25+ lines: Project*
For Pro ects scheduled due dates and scheduled start times will be negotiated between CLEC
and Owest, but no committed order due time is established. Therefore, projects are not included
in OP-13A (see exclusion below).
. "
Stop" time is defined as when Owest notifies the CLEC that the Owest physical work and the
appropriate tests have been successfully accomplished , including the Owest portion of any
coordinated LNP orders.
. Time intervals following the scheduled start time or during the cutover process associated with
customer-caused delays are subtracted from the actual cutover duration.
. Where Owest's records of completed coordinated cut transactions are missing evidence of CLEC
approval of the cutover, the cut will be counted as a miss under both OP-13A and OP-138.
Reporting Period: One month Unit of Measure: Percent
Reporting Comparisons: CLEC
aggregate and individual CLEC
results
Disaggregation Reporting: Statewide level.
Results for this measurement will be reported according to:
OP-13A Cuts Completed On Time
OP-138 Cuts Started Without CLEC Approval
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OP-13 - Coordinated Cuts On Time - Unbundled Loop (continued)
Formula:
OP-13A = ((Count of LSRs for Coordinated Unbundled Loop cuts completed "On Time ) + (Total
Number of LSRs for Coordinated Unbundled Loop Cuts completed in the reporting period))
x 100
OP-13B = ((Count of LSRs for Coordinated Unbundled Loop cuts whose actual start time occurs
without CLEC approval) + (Total Number of LSRs for Coordinated Unbundled Loop Cuts
completed in the reporting period)) x 100
Exclusions:
Applicable to OP-13A:
Loop cuts that involve GLEe-requested non-standard methodologies, processes, or timelines.
OP-13A & OP-13B:
Records with invalid completion dates.
Records missing data essential to the calculation of the measurement per the riD which are not
otherwise designated to be "counted as a miss
Invalid start/stop dates/times or invalid scheduled date/times.
Projects involving 25 or more lines.
Product Reporting: Coordinated Unbundled
Loops - Reported separately for:
Analog Loops
All Other Loops
Standards:
OP-13A:
AZ: 90 Percent or more
All Other States: 95 Percent or more
Availability:
OP-13B: Diaqnostic
Notes:
Available
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OP-15 ~ Interval for Pending Orders Delayed Past Due Date
Purpose:
Evaluates the extent to which Owest's pending orders are late, focusing on the average number of days the
pending orders are delayed past the Applicable Due Date, as of the end of the reporting period.
Description:
OP-15A - Measures the average number of business da s that pending orders are delayed beyond the
Applicable Due Date for reasons attributed to Owest.
Includes all pending inward orders (Change, New, and Transfer order types) for which the Applicable
Due Date recorded by Owest has been missed, subject to exclusions specified below. Change order
types included in this measurement consist of all "C" orders representing inward activit
. The Applicable Due Date is the original due date or, if changed or delayed by the customer, the most
recently revised due date, subject to the following: If Owest changes a due date for Owest reasons , the
Applicable Due Date is the customer-initiated due date, if any, that is ~a) subsequent to the original due
date and (b) prior to a Owest-initiated , changed due date , if any. NOTE
. Time intervals associated with customer-initiated due date changes or delays occurring after the
Applicable Due Date, as applied in the formula below, are calculated by subtracting the latest Owest-
initiated due date, if any, following the Applicable Due Date, from the subsequent customer-initiated due
date, if any. NOTE 1
OP-15B - Reports the number of pending orders measured in the numerator of OP-15A that were delayed
for Owest facility reasons.
Reporting Period: One month Unit of Measure:
OP-15A - Average Business Days NOTE 2
OP-15B - Number of orders pending facilities
Disaggregation Reporting:
Statewide
Reporting Comparisons:
CLEC aggregate, individual CLEC , Owest retail
Formula:
OP-15A = I((Last Day of Reporting Period) - (Applicable Due Date of Late Pending Order) - (Time
intervals associated with customer-initiated due date changes or delays occurring after the
Applicable Due Date)) -7 (Total Number of Pending Orders Delayed for Owest reasons as of the
last day of Reporting Period)
OP-15B = Count of pending orders measured in numerator of OP-15A that were delayed for Owest facility
reasons
Exclusions:
. Disconnect, From (another form of disconnect) and Record order types.
. Records involving official company services.
. Records with invalid due dates or a lication dates.
. Records with invalid product codes.
. Records missing data essential to the calculation of the measurement per the PID.
Owest Idaho SGAT Third Revision , Seventh Amended Exhibit B November 30 2004 Page 54